Greenville in Washington County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Shelby Foote
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 5, 2020
1. Shelby Foote Marker
Shelby Dade Foote Jr. was born November 17, 1916, in Greenville. A childhood friend of Mississippi novelist Walker Percy, he began his early career as an author publishing five works of fiction. Foote, however, will forever be remembered as a historian. His three-volume study entitled The Civil War: A Narrative (1958, 1963, 1974) made him a foremost authority on the subject. Foote also made his mark as a charismatic commentator appearing in Ken Burns' mini-series documentary, The Civil War, which first aired in 1990. Along with the acclaim, his support of Confederate symbols and monuments, and his romanticizing of the southern lost cause, earned him his share of critics as well. He wrote, "The Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things." Foote died June 27, 2005, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Erected 2019 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History/Mississippi Writers Trail.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi Writers Trail series list.
Location. 33° 24.251′ N, 91° 3.198′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Mississippi
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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 walking distance of this marker: Walker Percy (here, next to this marker); The King's Daughters Hospital (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Courthouse Arboretum (approx. 0.2 miles away); Washington County Courthouse (approx. Ό mile away); Washington County Confederate Monument (approx. Ό mile away); Greenville (approx. 0.3 miles away); New Jerusalem M.B. Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hebrew Union Congregation (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Shelby Foote. (Submitted on October 11, 2020.)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 5, 2020
2. Shelby Foote Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,108 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
