Iuka in Tishomingo County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

"Twin Magnolias"

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 18, 2012

1. Twin Magnolias Marker

Inscription. Built at Eastport and moved to Iuka circa 1860, this house served as Confederate Brigadier General Henry Little's headquarters during the battle of Iuka. Killed in the action, Little was buried in the yard of the house. His body was later moved to Baltimore, Maryland. "Twin Magnolias" was also the home of John M. Stone's family. A colonel during the Civil War, Stone (1830-1900) would later become the state's longest-serving governor and the second president of Mississippi A&M College in Starkville.

Erected 2004 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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 1860.

Location. 34° 48.54′ N, 88° 11.406′ W. Marker is in Iuka, Mississippi, in Tishomingo County. It is on East Quitman Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 East Quitman Street, Iuka MS 38852, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically ast Mississippi in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 walking distance of this marker: Confederate Heroes Monument (a few steps from this marker); Old Tishomingo County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Iuka (about 300 feet away, measured in a

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direct line); Iuka Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Joseph Henry Holley Log House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Iuka Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Church of Our Saviour (approx. 0.2 miles away); Iuka Normal (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Iuka.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 18, 2012

2. Twin Magnolias Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,504 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.