Columbus in Lowndes County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

S.D. Lee Home

Photographed by Davis Darryl Hartness, August 13, 2007

1. S.D. Lee Home Marker

Inscription. Home of Lt. Gen., C.S.A.; legislator; first president Miss A. & M. College; member Constitutional Convention of 1890; one of organizers of Vicksburg Military Park; Commander United Confederate Veterans; military historian.

Erected by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 33° 29.899′ N, 88° 25.567′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Mississippi, in Lowndes County. It is on 7th Street North north of 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 316 7th Street North, Columbus MS 39705, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, in the Black Prairie,

and in the Golden Triangle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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: First Baptist Church of Columbus (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walter "Red" Barber (about 700 feet away); Franklin Academy (about 800 feet away); First Christian Church (about 800 feet away); Sims-Brown House (about 800 feet away); James T. Harrison Home (about

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800 feet away); Lowndes County Veterans Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lowndes County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Also see . . . S.D. Lee. Lee, a distant relative of General Robert E. Lee, was active in both the Eastern and Western theaters of war. (Submitted on June 29, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Additional keywords. Stephen Dill Lee Home

S.D. Lee Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Davis Darryl Hartness, November 12, 2007

2. S.D. Lee Home

S.D. Lee Home Bust image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Davis Darryl Hartness, May 28, 2007

3. S.D. Lee Home Bust

Stephen Dill Lee is buried in Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi. The bust in in the cemetery at his grave site.

Stephen Dill Lee image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Davis Darryl Hartness

4. Stephen Dill Lee

Stephen Dill Lee was the first president of Mississippi State University. He also organized the Sons of Confederate Veterans, which is still in existence to this day.

Stephen Dill Lee Home Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Davis Darryl Hartness, November 12, 2007

5. Stephen Dill Lee Home Museum

The Stephen Dill Lee home is also a museum.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024

6. S.D. Lee Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2008, by Davis Darryl Hartness of Columbus, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 2,205 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 29, 2008, by Davis Darryl Hartness of Columbus, Mississippi. 6. submitted on April 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.