Ripley in Tippah County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Maple Hill

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

1. Maple Hill Marker

Inscription. In the 1870s, the home of John Wesley Thompson and Sally Murry Falkner was located here. Author William Faulkner was their grandson. In 1907, First Baptist Church bought the house for its pastorium. The old house was torn down and elements were used to build a brick bungalow in 1924. It was named Maple Hill in 1998.

Erected 2022 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 34° 43.928′ N, 88° 56.944′ W. Marker is in Ripley, Mississippi, in Tippah County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and Cooper Street, on the left when traveling south on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 306 N Main St, Ripley MS 38663, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Clark Falkner (within shouting distance of this marker); Tippah County Confederate Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tippah County (about 600 feet away); Macedonia Baptist Church (approx. 6 miles away); Blue Mountain College

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(approx. 6 miles away); Dr. Jessie Mauney (approx. 6.1 miles away); Southern Literary Festival (approx. 6.2 miles away); Antioch (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ripley.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Nathan Bedford Forrest Highway (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Maple Hill now a historic staple in Ripley. Tommy Covington bought and named the house Maple Hill because of the sugar maple trees in the yard. But he soon learned the lot has a much deeper history. (Justin Dial, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via Yahoo!, posted Feb. 8, 2023) (Submitted on April 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

2. Maple Hill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 258 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.