Monticello in Lawrence County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Gov. A.H. Longino House

Photographed by Robert M. Cook, Jr.

1. Gov. A.H. Longino House Marker

Inscription. ½ blk. N, built 1884. Restored by Lawrence Co. Hist. Soc. Longino was gov. of Miss., 1901-1904. During his term New Capitol built; Dept. of Archives & Hist. and state penal farm estab.; public school system improved.

Erected 1978 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 31° 33.209′ N, 90° 6.175′ W. Marker is in Monticello, Mississippi, in Lawrence County. It is at the intersection of East Broad Street and Caswell Street, on the right when traveling east on East Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 East Broad Street, Monticello MS 39654, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in the 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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A. H. Longino (within shouting distance of this marker); Harmon Runnels (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); J. B. Lenoir (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cooper's Ferry (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Stephens Road (approx. 1½ miles away); Old Silver Creek Baptist Church

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(approx. 7 miles away); East Lincoln High School (approx. 12 miles away); First Choctaw Cession (approx. 13.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monticello.

Also see . . . Longino House (pdf file). National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on December 18, 2013.)

Photographed by Robert M. Cook, Jr.

2. Gov. A.H. Longino House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2013, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Biloxi, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,016 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 15, 2013, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Biloxi, Mississippi. 2. submitted on January 4, 2014, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Biloxi, Mississippi. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.