Enterprise in Clarke County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Enterprise

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 22, 2015

1. Enterprise Marker

Inscription. Center of early trade on Chickasawhay River with Gulf Coast. Served during Civil War as location of hospital and prison camp and temporary refuge of the State Government.

Erected 1949 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 32° 10.86′ N, 88° 49.707′ W. Marker is in Enterprise, Mississippi, in Clarke County. It is at the intersection of Gunn Drive (U.S. 11) and Old Mill Creek Road, on the right when traveling north on Gunn Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Enterprise MS 39330, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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

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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: Dunn's Mills & Factories (approx. 3.3 miles away); Stonewall, Mississippi (approx. 4 miles away); Shirley-Owens Memorial Park (approx. 10½ miles away); Clarke County Confederate Soldiers Monument (approx. 11.4 miles away); Clarke County War Memorial (approx. 11.4 miles away); Lynching in America / Lynching in Newton County (approx. 12.8 miles away); Old Stagecoach Road (approx. 13.1 miles away); Matty Hersee Hospital (approx. 14 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Chunky River Train Wreck (was approx. 13.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 22, 2015

2. Enterprise Marker

View to South Along US 11 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 22, 2015

3. View to South Along US 11

Marker located at northeast corner of intersection of
US 11 (Gunn Drive) and Old Mill Creek Road

View to North Along US 11 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 22, 2015

4. View to North Along US 11

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,395 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 8, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.