Carrollton in Carroll County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Carrollton

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021

1. Carrollton Marker

Inscription. Home of James Z. George & Hernando D. Money. Friends and neighbors; buried here in Evergreen Cemetery. Both statesmen served long in public life as lawyers, jurists, and U.S. senators.

Erected 1951 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 33° 29.917′ N, 89° 55.567′ W. Marker is in Carrollton, Mississippi, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 82 and Lexington Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 82. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carrollton MS 38917, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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

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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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Malmaison (here, next to this marker); Elizabeth Spencer (approx. 0.7 miles away); Namour & Smith (approx. 0.7 miles away); Carrollton Lodge No. 36 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Carroll County Tabernacle (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ensign William Devotie Billingsley (approx. 10.4 miles away); Winona Confederate Monument (approx. 10.7 miles away); Roebuck "Pops" Staples (approx. 10.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carrollton.

View from marker towards U.S. Highway 82. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021

2. View from marker towards U.S. Highway 82.

Carrollton Marker (on left) and another marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021

3. Carrollton Marker (on left) and another marker.

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 474 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 6, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.