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

Grenada Airport Hangar

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 23, 2021

1. Grenada Airport Hangar Marker

Inscription. The Grenada Army Air Field was built with civilian labor in 1942. It served the 443rd Air Support Command, 63rd Troop Carrier Group, 877th Airborne Engineering Battalion, 10th Troop Carrier Group, and 809th Air Force Unit. Following the war, the airfield was transferred to the City of Grenada for civilian use. One of three World War II—era hangars known to survive in Mississippi, the Grenada Army Air Field Hangar was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 2012.

Erected 2014 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 33° 50.034′ N, 89° 47.604′ W. Marker is in Grenada, Mississippi, in Grenada County. It can be reached from L D Boone Airport Road 0.7 miles north of Old Highway 7 (State Route 332), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 950 L.D Boone Rd, Grenada MS 38901, United States of America.

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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 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: Grenada Dam (approx. 2.3 miles away); Belle Flower M.B. Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Grenada Blues (approx. 3.4 miles away); J. Augustine Signaigo (approx. 3.4 miles away); Confederate Fort (approx. 3½ miles away); Magic Slim (approx. 3.6 miles away); Grenada Depot (approx. 3.6 miles away); a different marker also named J. Augustine Signaigo (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grenada.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Grenada County Confederate Monument (was approx. 3.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . History of the Grenada Airport (Wikipedia).

The Grenada Airport Hangar & Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 23, 2021

2. The Grenada Airport Hangar & Marker

(Submitted on May 25, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View from marker towards runway. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 23, 2021

3. View from marker towards runway.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 933 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.