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

Morgantown

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 22, 2022

1. Morgantown Marker

Inscription.
Once known as Beardsville and Claude, Morgantown was settled ca. 1815 by Francis and William Lenoir, George Nixon, Robert Baylor, and Robert McGowan. The name was suggested by Lizzie Morgan as early as 1909. In 1884. C.N. Beard opened a school and Jim Morgan added a store in 1896 and a post office in 1904. Long connected with Pentecostalism, the town once had a depot, jail, mayor, and doctor.
Sculptor Norman Boyles, Gen. Thomas Lenoir, legislator Kelly Hammond, theologian Leo Eddleman, and musician Jimmy Easterling are natives.

Lower Plaque
Sponsored by Louis F. Morgan in memory of Feldon "Bud” Morgan.

Erected 2021 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 31° 18.746′ N, 89° 55.133′ W. Marker is in Morgantown, Mississippi, in Marion County. It is on State Highway 44/587 near Circle Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Foxworth MS 39483, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sylvester Magee (approx. 6.3 miles away); 720 Main Street (approx. 6.4 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 6½ miles away); Temporary State Capital (approx. 6½ miles away); Marion County War Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away); Hanging of Will Purvis (approx. 6½ miles away); Ford House (approx. 6.6 miles away); Lampton-Thompson-Bourne House (approx. 6.6 miles away).

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 22, 2022

2. Morgantown Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.