Tupelo in Lee County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

BancorpSouth

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 30, 2024

1. BancorpSouth Marker

Inscription. In 1899, the Bank of Tupelo acquired the property at this location to construct its new bank building. The property had once been deeded by the U.S. Government to a Chickasaw Indian named Pis-Tah-La-Tubby. The building served as headquarters for the Bank of Tupelo, renamed Bank of Mississippi in 1966, until the bank's new headquarters building One Mississippi Plaza was completed in 1978 and located one block south. Bank of Mississippi was renamed Bancorp South in 1998 as it grew to a multistate financial services company providing banking, mortgage, insurance and investment services. This building has been in use by BancorpSouth since the turn of the 20th Century.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 34° 15.439′ N, 88° 42.271′ W. Marker is in Tupelo, Mississippi, in Lee County. It is on West Main Street (Mississippi Route 178) west of Spring Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 W Main St, Tupelo MS 38804,

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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

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. William Robert Hunt's Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Sit-Ins Led to Civil Rights Act of 1964 / F.W. Woolworth (within shouting distance of this marker); Tupelo Hardware (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lee County, Mississippi War Memorial (about 400 feet away); Tupelo Woman's Christian Temperance Union (about 400 feet away); Haire Wealth Management Green Space (about 400 feet away); Tupelo Confederate Soldiers Monument (about 400 feet away); The Iron Furnace / Front Street (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 30, 2024

2. BancorpSouth Marker

of all markers in Tupelo.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 315 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.