Columbia in Marion County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Temporary State Capital

Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, November 19, 2011

1. Temporary State Capital Marker

Inscription. The 5th session of the Mississippi Legislature met in Columbia in Nov. 1821, and in a special session in June 1822. Walter Leake was inaugurated Governor here in January 1822; the Legislature passed laws for the education of the poor; approved Le Fleur's Bluff, now Jackson, as the site for the permanent state capital; and adopted Poindexter's Code.

Erected 1991 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1822.

Location. 31° 15.064′ N, 89° 50.12′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Mississippi, in Marion County. It is on Main Street (State Highway 13), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia MS 39429, 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marion County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hanging of Will Purvis (within shouting distance of this marker); 720 Main Street (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lampton-Thompson-Bourne House

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Birthplace of Mississippi Rodeo (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gov. Hugh L. White Mansion (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ford House (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 22, 2018

2. Temporary State Capital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 895 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 30, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. 2. submitted on March 24, 2018. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.