Holly Ridge in Sunflower County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Heathman Plantation Commissary

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021

1. Heathman Plantation Commissary Marker

Inscription. Built in 1911, this building served as a commissary, a post office, a voting precinct, and a medical office for the Heathman Plantation. Established in 1871 by J.M. Heathman, the property was on the site of an earlier plantation known as Dogwood. Following his death in 1885, Mrs. Heathman married James A. Crawford, who managed the property. A railroad depot was located here in 1888. The commissary building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Erected 2018 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 33° 26.445′ N, 90° 43.099′ W. Marker is in Holly Ridge, Mississippi, in Sunflower County. It is on Heathman Road 0.3 miles east of U.S. 82, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Billups Ln, Indianola MS 38751, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charley Patton (approx. 2.3 miles away); Irene Magruder (approx. 3.9 miles away); Craig Claiborne (approx. 3.9 miles away); Giles Penny Savers Store (approx. 3.9 miles away); Albert King (approx. 3.9 miles away); Church Street (approx. 4 miles away); Wayne and Minnie Cox Park (approx. 4 miles away); Riley B. King (approx. 4 miles away).

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Heathman Plantation. (Submitted on April 6, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Heathman Plantation Commissary and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021

2. Heathman Plantation Commissary and 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 839 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.