Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Mississippi Dental Association

Photographed by Cleo Robertson, March 8, 2014

1. Mississippi Dental Association Marker

Inscription. On April 21, 1875, the Mississippi Dental Association was organized in Vicksburg at the office of Dr. J.B. Askew and Dr. J.D. Miles on Washington Street. Dr. J.D. Miles became its first president.

Erected 1975 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 21, 1875.

Location. 32° 21.143′ N, 90° 52.694′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Cherry Street and Jackson Street, on the right when traveling south on Cherry Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Cherry Street, Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 New Spain,

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: Growing and Changing (within shouting distance of this marker); If Walls Could Talk (within shouting distance of this marker); Federal Works Agency (within shouting distance of this marker); Vicksburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Sheriff Peter Crosby (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Old Natchez District (within shouting distance of this marker); Hard Times Square (within shouting distance of this marker); South Central Bell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

More about this marker. On the grounds of the Old Court House Museum

Photographed by Cleo Robertson, March 8, 2014

2. Mississippi Dental Association Marker

On grounds of Old Court House Museum. New Court House across street in photo.

Photographed by Cleo Robertson, March 8, 2014

3. Mississippi Dental Association Marker

Photographed by Cleo Robertson, March 8, 2014

4. Mississippi Dental Association Marker

Marker in the distance beyond the Civil War cannon commemorating the rich wartime history here.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2014, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This page has been viewed 745 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on July 23, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 9, 2014, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.