Chatham in Washington County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Cotton Storage House

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

1. Cotton Storage House Marker

Inscription. Built by the Stein family ca. 1920, this cotton storage house consists of sixteen pie-shaped rooms. The building was used by local planters to temporarily store their hand-picked cotton before it was moved to the adjacent Stein gin by means of a sucker system. It is among the few remaining examples of a "round" bar built in the late 19th-early 20th century.

Erected 2015 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 33° 6.039′ N, 91° 5.869′ W. Marker is in Chatham, Mississippi, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of Eastside Lake Washington Road and Stein Road, on the left when traveling west on Eastside Lake Washington Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chatham MS 38731, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Highway 1 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Law Mounds (approx. 4.8 miles away); Swan Lake Mounds (approx. 5.9 miles away); Cariola Landing

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(approx. 6.6 miles away in Arkansas); In Remembrance (approx. 6.7 miles away); Jesse Crowell (approx. 6.7 miles away); St. John's Church (approx. 6.7 miles away); Hampton Plantation (approx. 7.4 miles away).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

2. Cotton Storage House Marker

Cotton Storage House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

3. Cotton Storage House

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

4. Cotton Storage House

Cotton Storage House Marker Diarama image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

5. Cotton Storage House Marker Diarama

Located in Roy's Store

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 805 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 15, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.