Corinth in Alcorn County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Mississippi

The Magnolia State

Photographed by Nicolas Rausch, December 6, 2022

1. Mississippi Marker

Inscription. Explored 1540-1, by De Soto. Colonized first by French, 1699. Became a colony of British, 1763; Spanish, 1779. Territory organized by U.S., 1798. Became 20th. state, 1817.

Erected 1952 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration. A significant historical year for this entry is 1699.

Location. 34° 54.629′ N, 88° 32.55′ W. Marker is in Corinth, Mississippi, in Alcorn County. It is on South Tate Street 0.1 miles north of South Harper Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2028 S Tate St, Corinth MS 38834, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically ast Mississippi in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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

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Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Rural Electric Power Cooperative (approx. ¼ mile away); City Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Battle of Corinth - 1862 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Caboose #2994 (approx. 2 miles away); Bobby Gene Emmons (approx. 2 miles away); Corinth Confederate Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); The Big Guns (approx. 2 miles away); 1924 American LaFrance Fire Engine (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corinth.

More about this marker. A basic early history of Mississippi, located at the Alcorn County Welcome Center, just off of U.S. 45 in Corinth.

Photographed by Nicolas Rausch, November 7, 2023

2. Mississippi Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2023, by Nicolas Rausch of Horn Lake, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 6, 2023, by Nicolas Rausch of Horn Lake, Mississippi. 2. submitted on November 7, 2023, by Nicolas Rausch of Horn Lake, Mississippi. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.