Holly Springs in Marshall County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 2, 2021

1. Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign Marker

Inscription. Located approx. 400 yards north was the Jones-McElwain and Co. Iron Foundry, established 1859. In 1861, the firm was awarded a Confederate contract to produce rifles and muskets. Before any weapons were made, Holly Springs was threatened by Union forces and the machinery was moved to Macon, Georgia. Federal troops occupied Holly Springs on November 13, 1862, and began converting the factory into a hospital. The unfinished hospital was destroyed during Van Dorn's raid. Only the base of a chimney remains.

Erected 2012 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1832.

Location. 34° 46.317′ N, 89° 26.2′ W. Marker is in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in Marshall County. Marker is at the intersection of East Salem Avenue (State Highway 4) and Bonner Street, on the left when traveling east on East Salem Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Holly Springs MS 38635, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sherwood Bonner (McDowell) (within shouting distance of this marker); Airliewood (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different

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marker also named Airliewood (about 700 feet away); Mississippi Central Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); Walthall Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ida B. Wells (approx. 0.6 miles away); COFO & Rust College Civil Rights Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Rust College (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Holly Springs.

Photographed By Phillip Knecht, July 1, 2015

2. Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign Marker

Photographed By Phillip Knecht, July 1, 2015

3. Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign Marker

Site of Jones-McElwain and Co. Foundry image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Phillip Knecht, April 8, 2015

4. Site of Jones-McElwain and Co. Foundry

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2015, by Phillip Knecht of Holly Springs, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 378 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 6, 2015, by Phillip Knecht of Holly Springs, Mississippi. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.