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Ackerman in Choctaw County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
 

Coleman's Mill

 
 
Coleman's Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, December 2, 2011
1. Coleman's Mill Marker
Inscription. On Yockanookany, 1/2 mi. S., was built in 1836 water mill of W.R. Coleman of Fairfield Co. S.C., first white settler after Choctaw cession in Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.
 
Erected 1959 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
 
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 1836.
 
Location. 33° 17.719′ N, 89° 13.646′ W. Marker is in Ackerman, Mississippi, in Choctaw County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 12 and Fentress-Panhandle Road, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 12. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ackerman MS 39735, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi and in the Black Prairie. 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
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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: South Union Church Campmeeting (approx. 2.1 miles away); South Union Church and Camp Meeting (approx. 2.2 miles away); Old Lebanon Presbyterian Church and Campground (approx. 2.4 miles away); Choctaw County High School (approx. 3.1 miles away); Ackerman (approx. 3.1 miles away); Choctaw County War Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Governor Ray Mabus (approx. 3.4 miles away); Governor J.P. Coleman (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ackerman.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
 
Coleman's Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024
2. Coleman's Mill Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2012, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 998 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on January 1, 2012, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi.   2. submitted on April 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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