Louisville in Winston County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Hamill Spring

Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, November 22, 2011

1. Hamill Spring Marker

Inscription. Spring and small holding reservoir, which lie two miles north, were used during droughts as a water source for settlers between the early 1800s and 1930s. Also used to feed boilers for nearby Gus Boyd Sawmill. Spring named for Robert Hamill, an early settler.

Erected 1996 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 1930.

Location. 33° 14.431′ N, 88° 58.586′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Mississippi, in Winston County. It is on State Highway 25, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Louisville MS 39339, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Legion Lodge (approx. 7 miles away); “Big Iron” and Camp Palila (approx. 7.2 miles away); Winston County Soldiers Monument (approx. 9.2 miles away); Winston County War Memorial (approx. 9.3 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 9.3 miles away); Carl Jackson (approx. 9.3 miles away); Grierson's Raid

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(approx. 9.4 miles away); Community House (approx. 9.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 2,402 times since then and 149 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 10, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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