Ridgeland in Madison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Greenwood Plantation

— Ridgeland History Trail —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2024

1. Greenwood Plantation Marker

Inscription.
Greenwood Plantation, located off of Old Agency Road, was built in 1854 by Colonel William F. Battley, Sr. (1813-1871). Colonel Battley was a wealthy planter who moved to Madison County from North Carolina to establish a cotton plantation. Like many planters, he was a slave owner and, according to records, owned fifty enslaved people in 1850. During the Civil War, Colonel Battley served in a unit of Mississippi State Troops, and the family fled the house and plantation in 1863. The Greenwood Plantation home survived the Civil War and remained in Battley family ownership until 1929.

William F. Battley (1882-1939), who was Colonel W. F. Battley's grandson, was the last member of the Battley family to live at Greenwood Plantation. He and his wife Blanche DeVelling Battley sold the house and acreage in 1929. W. F. Battley was elected Mayor in 1929, while his wife Blanche once served as Ridgeland's Postmaster.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Redmont purchased Greenwood in 1941. The Redmont family owned the home until 2000 when the home was purchased by the Mark S. Jordan Companies to be the centerpiece of the Greenwood

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Plantation residential development.

Erected 2024 by the City of Ridgeland. (Marker Number 9.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 32° 25.851′ N, 90° 9.334′ W. Marker is in Ridgeland, Mississippi, in Madison County. It is on Greenwood Crossing south of Old Agency Road, on the right when traveling south. Located at a bike trail crossing. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Choctaw Agency

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2024

2. Greenwood Plantation Marker

(about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Agency Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Old Agency Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named The Choctaw Agency (approx. 0.4 miles away); Clifton/Ash Plantation (approx. 0.7 miles away); Historic Churches (approx. 1.1 miles away); Wesley Chapel Methodist Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Pecan – Our City Tree (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridgeland.

View from marker towards Old Agency Rd. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2024

3. View from marker towards Old Agency Rd.

Battley family property plat (1,027 acres) in 1917. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2024

4. Battley family property plat (1,027 acres) in 1917.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 876 times since then and 115 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 29, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.