Wiggins in Stone County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
The Stapp Sisters
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 5, 2022
1. The Stapp Sisters Marker
Emilie and Marie Stapp were natives of Iowa, where Emilie (1876-1962) began writing children's books and Marie (1880-1960) worked for a newspaper. After living in Boston, they moved to Wiggins due to family ties to the Finkbine Lumber Company. In Wiggins, they established Friendship Farm, and built the Dolls' House to hold their collection of 400 dolls. In 1966 the dolls and Emilie's manuscripts were placed in the de Grummond Collection of the McCain Archives at USM
Erected 2018 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.
Location. 30° 50.353′ N, 89° 6.76′ W. Marker is in Wiggins, Mississippi, in Stone County. It is at the intersection of Friendship Lane and King Bee Road, on the right on Friendship Lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wiggins MS 39577, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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 New Spain, 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: Professor W.P. Locker (approx. 1.4 miles away); Stone County Courthouse (approx. 1.8 miles away); Stone County War Memorial
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 5, 2022
2. The Stapp Sisters Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 941 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
