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. It is at the intersection of East Salem Avenue (Mississippi Route 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

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of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills and in Greater Memphis.

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 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 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 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); R.L. Burnside (approx. 0.7 miles away); Junior Kimbrough (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Holly Springs.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Van Dorn Enters Holly Springs (was about 700 feet away but has been

Photographed by Phillip Knecht, July 1, 2015

2. Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign Marker

confirmed missing).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this 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 March 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2015, by Phillip Knecht of Holly Springs, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 657 times since then and 39 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.