Clover Hill in Coahoma County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

James L. Alcorn

(1816 - 1894)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2023

1. James L. Alcorn Marker

Inscription. General, US Senator and State Governor Founder of state levee system, which opened Delta for cultivation. His plantation home "Eagle's Nest" is 3 ml. E.

Erected 1952 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 34° 16.714′ N, 90° 30.874′ W. Marker is in Clover Hill, Mississippi, in Coahoma County. It is at the intersection of Blues Highway (U.S. 49/61) and Farrell-Eagles Nest East, on the right when traveling north on Blues Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lyon MS 38645, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Memphis.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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: Rocket “88” (approx. 4½ miles away); Dunn Mounds (approx. 4.8 miles away); Tennessee Williams (approx. 6 miles away); J.W. Cutrer House (approx. 6 miles away); Hicks-Tarzi Memorial Grotto (approx. 6.1 miles away); Temple Beth Israel (approx. 6.2 miles away); Carnegie Public Library (approx. 6.2 miles away); Richard Ford (approx. 6.2 miles away).

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deep off the road. Do not recommend walking to it if recent rains.

James L. Alcorn Marker in middle of field (on right side of photo). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2023

2. James L. Alcorn Marker in middle of field (on right side of photo).

Marker looking West towards US Highway 61. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2023

3. Marker looking West towards US Highway 61.

James Lusk Alcorn (November 4, 1816 – December 19, 1894). image. Click for full size.

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4. James Lusk Alcorn (November 4, 1816 – December 19, 1894).

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 444 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.