Walthall in Webster County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Webster County Courthouse

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 22, 2020

1. Webster County Courthouse Marker (Side 1)

Inscription. Completed in 1915, the Webster County Courthouse was designed by noted Mississippi architect N.S. Overstreet. An exceptional example of the Classical Revival style of public architecture, the courthouse served the country for almost a century. The building was demolished after a devastating fire in 2013.

Erected 2017 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Disasters. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 33° 36.449′ N, 89° 16.675′ W. Marker is in Walthall, Mississippi, in Webster County. It is at the intersection of Carroll Street and Courthouse Square, on the left when traveling north on Carroll Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 515 Carroll St, Walthall MS 39771, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Black Prairie

and in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eupora (approx. 4.6 miles away); Pigeon Roost (approx. 8.8 miles away); The Natchez Trace Parkway (approx. 9 miles away); Natchez Trace at Mathiston (approx. 9.6 miles away); The Old Natchez Trace

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(approx. 10.1 miles away); Charles Lindbergh Landing Site (approx. 11.2 miles away); Jeff Busby Park (approx. 13½ miles away); The Great Eastern Hardwood Forest (approx. 13½ miles away).

Webster County Courthouse Marker (Side 2) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 22, 2020

2. Webster County Courthouse Marker (Side 2)

Webster County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 22, 2020

3. Webster County Courthouse Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 22, 2020

4. Webster County Courthouse Marker

Remnants of Webster County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 22, 2020

5. Remnants of Webster County Courthouse

The New Webster County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 22, 2020

6. The New Webster County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 441 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 26, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.