Ridgeland in Madison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Brashears Stand
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2024
1. Brashears Stand Marker
Brashears Stand, once located nearby, was named for Robert Turner Brashears, who moved to this area in the late 1700s. Like other stands located along the Natchez Trace, Brashears offered travelers basic accommodations and provisions. In 1806, Brashears placed an advertisement in a Natchez newspaper describing his inn as "A house of Entertainment on the road leading from Natchez to Nashville." In addition to earning money from operating the inn, Brashears became wealthy as a trader of enslaved people.
During the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson camped at Brashears on his return trip to Tennessee following the battle of New Orleans. The King's Inn was later built on the site by John King who owned the property until it was purchased by Devander Culley in 1852. A native of New York, Culley established a large house and plantation known as Hawthorn Vale, which at one time included a racetrack where Kentucky horses were brought to rest and train on their way to the New Orleans tracks. Hawthorn Vale burned in 1896. Today, the Natchez Trace Parkway includes a tour stop near the site of Brashears Stand.
Devander Culley and his family were pioneer settlers of Madison County and they are buried in the Culley cemetery, which at the time was the northern-most portion of the Culley estate. Culley
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Captions:
Top left: This painting of the Buzzard Roost stand in Alabama is representative of a typical stand located on the Trace, (Courtesy of the Natchez Trace Parkway)
Bottom right: Map: 1821 Bureau of Land Management survey
Erected 2024 by the City of Ridgeland. (Marker Number 16.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.
Location. 32° 25.282′ N, 90° 5.704′ W. Marker is in Ridgeland, Mississippi, in Madison County. It is on Rice Road 0.2 miles east of Harbor Road, on the left when traveling east. Located in front of the Rice Road Trailhead Pavilion. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 798 Rice Rd, Ridgeland MS 39157, 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mississippi Craft Center (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Trace (approx. 0.4 miles away); Civil War (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Reservoir (approx. 0.9 miles away); World War II Airfield Hangars (approx. 1.6 miles away); Jessamine Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ridgeland's Agricultural Heritage
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2024
2. Brashears Stand Marker
Also see . . . National Park Service - Brashears Stand and Old Trace. (Submitted on October 26, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2024
3. Brashears Stand Marker looking west towards Harbor Rd.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 491 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
