Taylorsville in Smith County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

John Crowe Ransom

Photographed by Robert M. Cook, Jr., September 4, 2012

1. John Crowe Ransom Marker

Inscription. A noted poet, editor, and educator, John Crowe Ransom (1888-1974) was one of a group of southern agrarian poets known as the Fugitives. Ransom's first teaching position, at age 17, was at Taylorsville High School (1905-1906). He later became a distinguished professor at Vanderbilt University and at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.

Erected 2001 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 31° 50.2′ N, 89° 26.133′ W. Marker is in Taylorsville, Mississippi, in Smith County. It is on High Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Taylorsville MS 39168, 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 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Watkins Museum (approx. 0.7 miles away); Center Ridge School (approx. 7.9 miles away); Big Creek Church (approx. 13.2 miles away); Harrison Hotel (approx. 14½ miles away); Smith County Courthouse (approx. 14.6

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miles away); Raleigh (approx. 14.7 miles away); Three Chopped Way (approx. 15 miles away); Assassination of F.M.B. "Marsh" Cook (approx. 15 miles away).

Photographed by Robert M. Cook, Jr., September 4, 2012

2. John Crowe Ransom Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2012, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Biloxi, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,047 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2012, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Biloxi, Mississippi. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.