West Point in Clay County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
West Point
Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, November 22, 2011
1. West Point Marker
Erected 1975 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Political Subdivisions • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 20, 1839.
Location. 33° 36.298′ N, 88° 38.862′ W. Marker is in West Point, Mississippi, in Clay County. It is at the intersection of Commerce Street and East Broad Street, on the left when traveling south on Commerce Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 235 Commerce Street, 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: Howlin' Wolf (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clay County World War I Memorial (about 300 feet away); Waverley (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mary Holmes College (approx. 1.2 miles away); Chickasaw Burial Ground (approx. 2.4 miles away); Prehistoric Indian Burial Mound
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2017
2. View from West Point Marker of intersection of Front and Main Streets.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 894 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 9, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. 2. submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
