Bay Springs in Jasper County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Three Chopped Way
Photographed by Robert M. Cook, Jr., May 13, 2012
1. Three Chopped Way Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.
Location. 32° 0.771′ N, 89° 17.279′ W. Marker is in Bay Springs, Mississippi, in Jasper County. It is on State Highway 15 0.1 miles north of Commerce Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bay Springs MS 39422, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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 5 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Assassination of F.M.B. "Marsh" Cook (within shouting distance of this marker); Montrose Presbyterian Church (approx. 8.2 miles away); Center Ridge School (approx. 11.9 miles away); John Crowe Ransom (approx. 15 miles away); Watkins Museum (approx. 15.1 miles away).
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Photographed by Robert M. Cook, Jr., May 13, 2012
2. Three Chopped Way Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2012, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Biloxi, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,730 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2012, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Biloxi, Mississippi. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
