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

Harriet Blanton Theobald Park

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 6, 2020

1. Harriet Blanton Theobald Park Marker

Inscription. Named for an early settler of Greenville who donated 47½ acres to help rebuild the after the Civil War. In 1878, nearly 300 yellow fever victims were buried here in the original city cemetery Remains were later reinterred in other cemeteries.

Erected 1999 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 33° 25.032′ N, 91° 3.474′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Mississippi, in Washington County. It is on North Poplar Street north of Nelson Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in the middle of the park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenville MS 38701, 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,

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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: St. Matthew's A. M. E. Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mt. Horeb M.B. Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Steve Azar (approx. 0.4 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stein Mart (approx. 0.4 miles away); Nelson Street (approx. 0.4 miles away); Walter Horn, Jr. (approx. half a mile away); Donald Hayes Brown (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 6, 2020

2. Harriet Blanton Theobald Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 521 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on December 8, 2020, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 8, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.