West Point in Clay County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Waverley
Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, November 22, 2011
1. Waverley Marker
Erected 1969 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.
Location. 33° 36.419′ N, 88° 39.527′ W. Marker is in West Point, Mississippi, in Clay County. It is on State Highway 45, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Point MS 39773, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, in the Black Prairie, and in the Golden Triangle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mary Holmes College (approx. half a mile away); West Point (approx. 0.7 miles away); Howlin' Wolf (approx. 0.7 miles away); Clay County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Prehistoric Indian Burial Mound (approx. 2.4 miles away); Chickasaw Burial Ground (approx. 2.4 miles away); Indian Camp Ground (approx. 2½ miles away); Payne Field Site (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Point.
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017
2. Waverley Marker at intersection of MS-50 and U.S. 45 Alt
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017
3. View east on Main Street in direction of plantation.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 889 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 4, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
