Monticello in Lawrence County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Cooper's Ferry
Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, November 19, 2011
1. Cooper's Ferry Marker
Erected 1985 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.
Location. 31° 33.301′ N, 90° 6.508′ W. Marker is in Monticello, Mississippi, in Lawrence County. It is on Brookhaven Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monticello MS 39654, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in the 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 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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: J. B. Lenoir (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harmon Runnels (approx. Ό mile away); A. H. Longino (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gov. A.H. Longino House (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Stephens Road (approx. 1.8 miles away); Old Silver Creek Baptist Church (approx. 7.2 miles away); East Lincoln High School (approx. 11.7 miles away); First Choctaw Cession (approx. 13½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monticello.
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Photographed by Robert M. Cook, Jr.
2. Cooper's Ferry Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,034 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 4, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. 2. submitted on January 4, 2014, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Biloxi, Mississippi. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
