Hernando in DeSoto County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Colonel Samuel Powel

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 2, 2021

1. Colonel Samuel Powel Marker

Inscription. A native of Tennessee, Sam Powel (1821-1902), a Mexican War veteran, was Colonel or the 29th Tennessee Infantry. After the Civil War, he moved to Hernando, where he served as a circuit judge. Mississippi representative and senator and delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1890. Powel's house, built ca. 1870. stood at this site.

Erected 2001 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 34° 49.522′ N, 89° 59.045′ W. Marker is in Hernando, Mississippi, in DeSoto County. It can be reached from Mt Pleasant Road. Located within a shopping area, behind Autozone. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2380 Mt Pleasant Rd, Hernando MS 38632, 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

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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 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: Hernando (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic artwork in this courthouse portrays our regions past (approx. 0.6 miles away); Trade helped the Indians develop ties with Hernando de Soto (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Dickinson Family (approx. 0.7 miles away); 421 Commerce Street (approx. 0.7 miles away); 449 Commerce Street (approx. ¾ mile away); "Beale Town Bound" (approx. ¾ mile away); Baptist Industrial College (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hernando.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 2, 2021

2. Colonel Samuel Powel Marker

The house was demolished for a parking lot around 2001.

Marker located at a strip shopping center. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 2, 2021

3. Marker located at a strip shopping center.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 767 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 6, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.