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

Hawkins Field Terminal

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 31, 2021

1. Hawkins Field Terminal Marker

Inscription. Originally constructed in 1936 by the WPA and designed by the Jackson firm of Hull and Drummond, the Hawkins Field Terminal was enlarged in 1941 and expanded again in the mid-1950s. Hawkins Field was created as the Jackson Municipal Airport in 1928 and remained the city's commercial aviation hub until 1963. During World War II, Hawkins Field served as the Jackson Army Air Base and the primary training facility for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The Hawkins Field Terminal building was listed in the National Register in 2020.

Erected 2021 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 1936.

Location. 32° 19.734′ N, 90° 12.985′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is at the intersection of Lavernet Road and Sam Jones Jr Drive, on the right when traveling west on Lavernet Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1397

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Lavernet Rd, Jackson MS 39213, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Queen of Hearts (approx. 0.8 miles away); Medgar Evers Home (approx. 0.9 miles away); Medgar and Myrlie Evers House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cassandra Wilson (approx. 1.1 miles away); C.M. and I. College (approx. 1.4 miles away); Boys Baseball Association (approx. 1.6 miles away); Greater Mt. Calvary Chapel (approx. 1.7 miles away); Malaco Records (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

More about this marker. Marker is located deep behind a No Trespassing marked fence.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Hawkins Field Airport.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 31, 2021

2. Hawkins Field Terminal Marker

(Submitted on August 1, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 680 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 1, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.