Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Tri-State Motor Coach Station
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024
1. Tri-State Motor Coach Station Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
Location. 32° 20.842′ N, 90° 52.875′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Walnut Street south of South Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1511 Walnut St, Vicksburg MS 39180, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor and in Greater Jackson. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Church of the Holy Trinity (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vicksburg-Warren-County Memorial. (about 500 feet away); Frank Crump, Jr. (about 500 feet away); Warren County War Memorial (about 500 feet away); U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Headquarters (about 500 feet away); Louisiana Civil War Monument (about 600 feet away); Rose Garden (about 600 feet away); Combat Wounded Veterans (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.
Regarding Tri-State Motor Coach Station. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The building is locally significant as an outstanding example of the Moderne style and as the first building constructed as a bus station in Vicksburg.
The Tri-State Motor Coach Station is locally significant in the area of Transportation because it is the first, and until 2004, the only building constructed as a bus depot in Vicksburg, Mississippi. It was constructed in 1941 by the Tri-State Transit Company of Louisiana.Tri-State Coaches began in 1922 in Shreveport, Louisiana, operating three routes from Shreveport to Mansfield, LA, Marshall, TX and Oil City, LA. Two years later the company expanded to Monroe, LA, forming one of the longest bus operations in the South. By 1940, the company operated over 4,300 highway miles in nine states including Mississippi.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 20242. Tri-State Motor Coach Station MarkerMarker is between the door and the right window.
The Tri-State Station was used as a bus station until 2004, when Greyhound, who then operated out of the station, built a new one in a more accessible location near Halls Ferry Road and Interstate 20. The old station was rehabilitated into a coffee shop and is now being transformed into apartments.
Also see . . . Tri-State Motor Coach Station (PDF). National Register nomination for the former bus depot, which was listed in 2019. (Prepared by Nancy H. Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation; via Mississippi Department of Archives and History) (Submitted on April 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
