Glen Allan in Washington County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
In Remembrance
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020
1. In Remembrance Marker
Greenfield Cemetery has been hallowed ground since 1852 when Jonathan McCaleb deeded this site to St. John's Parish whose wardens then were Robert J. Turnbull and Christopher F. Hampton, Wade Hampton, Jr., John T. Chapman, Henry P. Duncan, John Butts, C.F. Hamil, Thomas J. Likens and Abram F. Smith.
This centennial marker was placed here in 1952 by Francis Stuart Harmon in loving tribute to relatives and friends asleep here......
"Till the day break and shadows flee away."
Erected 1952 by Francis Stuart Harmon.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 5, 1857.
Location. 33° 0.73′ N, 91° 3.033′ W. Marker is in Glen Allan, Mississippi, in Washington County. It is on Eastside Lake Washington
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Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Mississippi Delta, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jesse Crowell (here, next to this marker); St. John's Church (a few steps from this marker); Hampton Plantation (approx. 3.1 miles away); Grace Mounds (approx. 4.9 miles away); Law Mounds (approx. 6.1 miles away); Old Highway 1 (approx. 6.6 miles away); Cotton Storage House (approx. 6.7 miles away); Swan Lake Mounds (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020
2. In Remembrance Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020
3. In Remembrance Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020
4. In Remembrance Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020
5. In Remembrance Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020
6. In Remembrance Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 517 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 15, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
