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

Shelby Foote

Mississippi Writers Trail

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, October 5, 2020

1. Shelby Foote Marker

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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 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History/Mississippi Writers Trail.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

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Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, October 5, 2020

2. Shelby Foote Marker

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24.251′ N, 91° 3.198′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Mississippi, in Washington County. Marker is on South Main Street south of West Walker Street, on the right when traveling south. Located in front of the E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 323 S Main St, Greenville MS 38701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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. ¼ 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); First Baptist Church (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.)

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