Meadville in Franklin County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

The Birthplace of CSpire

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 23, 2023

1. The Birthplace of CSPIRE Marker

Inscription.
In 1959, Wade H. Creekmore, Sr. founded several rural telephone companies in Mississippi, including Delta Telephone in Louise and the Franklin Telephone Company in Meadville. From these rural carriers, sons Wade H. Creekmore, Jr. and Jimmy Creekmore established Cellular South. one of the first wireless networks in the nation. Launched on February 4, 1988, the company was renamed CSpire in 2011. This former service station served as the first office of the Franklin Telephone Company.

Erected 2021 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical date for this entry is February 4, 1988.

Location. 31° 28.348′ N, 90° 53.511′ W. Marker is in Meadville, Mississippi, in Franklin County. It is on Main Street (Route 184) east of Oak Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Meadville MS 39653, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it

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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 5 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Henry Dee and Charles Moore (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Memory Of Henry Hezakiah Dee & Charles Eddie Moore (approx. 0.4 miles away); D.P. Butler, Sr., M.D. Memorial Highway (approx. 2.2 miles away); Dr. José Rodriguez (approx. 14 miles away); Crosby (approx. 16.6 miles away).

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 23, 2023

2. The Birthplace of CSpire Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,847 times since then and 109 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.