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

Edmund Scarborough and John Scott

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 31, 2023

1. Edmund Scarborough and John Scott Marker

Inscription. Born in 1835 in Alabama, Edmund Scarborough became a successful farmer in Pickens. He served in the Mississippi Legislature in 1870-1871 and organized what would become Union Memorial UMC. John B. Scott, born near Pickens in 1853, attended Tougaloo College and married Scarborough's daughter in 1878. An entrepreneur and prominent landowner, he owned one of the largest farms in Holmes County. Born into slavery, both men became Methodist Episcopal Church ministers.

Erected 2022 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Government & Politics • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 32° 53.437′ N, 89° 58.324′ W. Marker is in Pickens, Mississippi, in Holmes County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 51 and Lexington Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 51. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 532 US-51, Pickens

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MS 39146, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: O.E.S. Birthplace (approx. 5.6 miles away); Goodman School (approx. 6.3 miles away); Elmore James (approx. 8½ miles away); Robert G. Clark Jr. (approx. 8.8 miles away); Way's Bluff Bridge (approx. 10 miles away); Franklin Church (approx. 10.2 miles away); Choctaw Line (approx. 13.3 miles away); PFC Milton Lee Olive III (approx. 14.6 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 31, 2023

2. Edmund Scarborough and John Scott Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.