Near Perkinston in Stone County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
The Wire Road
Photographed by CHARLES SULLIVAN (via Leigh)
1. The Wire Road Marker
To provide communication between Mobile and New Orleans, a telegraph line was completed in 1848. The telegraph was attached to posts and trees across the Piney Woods region of Jackson, Harrison, and Hancock Counties to Pearlington and then to New Orleans. The trail that developed alongside the line became known as the Wire Road and stretched across what is now a portion of Stone County. A new telegraph line completed in 1870 along the New Orleans to Mobile railroad rendered the Wire Road obsolete.
Erected 2018 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
Location. 30° 44.63′ N, 89° 5.758′ W. Marker is near Perkinston, Mississippi, in Stone County. It is at the intersection of Wire Road and Sunflower Road, on the left when traveling east on Wire Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Wire Rd E, Perkinston MS 39573, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George Austin McHenry House (approx. 3½ miles away); McHenry (approx. 3.7 miles away); John Perkins (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Stapp Sisters
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Lt. Col. John Bond (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Regarding The Wire Road. The Wire Roads history is also significant to the Civil War. The wire was the line of communication between Mobile and New Orleans.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Also see . . . History in metal. Stone County Enterprise, Lyndy Berryhill May 8, 2019
Charles Sullivan, local historian and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College archivist, has spent his time combing through public records and newspaper clippings about the Mississippi coastal panhandle for more than two-thirds of his 76 years.(Submitted on January 6, 2024, by CHARLES SULLIVAN (via Leigh) of Perkinston, Mississippi.)
For the past several years he worked tirelessly to see Stone County history recognized by new green markers. The county now can boast of 17 markers that tell not only the locally important history of significant figures and places, but the historical significance statewide.
In the past three years, Stone County has added 15 markers with funds from theMississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area. Nine were added in 2017 and six more in 2018.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 20242. The Wire Road Marker
Additional keywords. Mississippi, Stone County, Charles L Sullivan
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2024, by CHARLES SULLIVAN (via Leigh) of Perkinston, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,263 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 1, 2024, by CHARLES SULLIVAN (via Leigh) of Perkinston, Mississippi. 2. submitted on March 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
