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

Summit Standpipe

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 23, 2022

1. Summit Standpipe Marker

Inscription.
In 1897, a bond issue was approved for the construction of the Summit standpipe. Completed at a cost of $14.000 as part of the Summit Electric & Water Plant, the standpipe was the source of water for the town of Summit until 1950. With a 100.000-gallon capacity, the 100-foot-tall tank was originally painted red, white, and blue to celebrate the water works' success. The engineer overseeing the work was Edward Fletcher McNair, the son of Brig. Gen. Evander McNair. The standpipe was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 2012.

Erected 2021 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 31° 17.091′ N, 90° 28.053′ W. Marker is in Summit, Mississippi, in Pike County. It is on South Laurel Street near Peters Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 706 West Railroad Avenue, Summit MS 39666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi. It is also in the American South

and specifically

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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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grierson's Raid 1863 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charles Carter Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); Peabody School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Aylene Quin (approx. 1.7 miles away); Burglund Student Protests (approx. 2 miles away); Flowery Mount Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Burglund Elementary & High School (approx. 2.2 miles away); Summit Street (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Summit.

More about this marker. Marker is on the Railroad Avenue side of the Standpipe in the Summit Police Department parking lot.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 23, 2022

2. Summit Standpipe Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 367 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 24, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.