Maxie in Forrest County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Old West Florida

Photographed by Stephen Bell, April 15, 2010

1. Old West Florida Marker

Inscription. Area to south, originally part of French Louisiana, became West Florida under England and Spain. After West Florida Revolution annexed by U. S. and in 1812 was added to the Mississippi Territory.

Erected 2005 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 31° 0.02′ N, 89° 12.071′ W. Marker is in Maxie, Mississippi, in Forrest County. It is on U.S. 49 ¾ mile north of Newton Field Road, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brooklyn MS 39425, 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

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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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Forrest County Agricultural High School (approx. 4.9 miles away); John Wesley Fairley (approx. 8.9 miles away); Stone County (approx. 9½ miles away); Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (approx. 9½ miles away); Flint Creek Post Office (approx. 10.1 miles away); Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Depot (approx. 10.3 miles away); "The Harvey Battle" (approx. 10.3 miles away); City of Wiggins (approx. 10.4 miles away).

Photographed by Stephen Bell, April 15, 2010

2. Old West Florida Marker

Marker visible looking North along US Highway 49.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2010, by Stephen Bell of Biloxi, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 3,882 times since then and 330 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2010, by Stephen Bell of Biloxi, Mississippi. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.