Near Columbus in Lowndes County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
William Barksdale
Photographed by Davis Darryl Hartness, August 18, 2007
1. William Barksdale Marker
Erected 1973 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • 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 1861.
Location. 33° 29.583′ N, 88° 20.561′ W. Marker is near Columbus, Mississippi, in Lowndes County. It is at the intersection of North 2nd Avenue (Mississippi Route 182) and Phillips Hill Road on North 2nd Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus MS 39702, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); Rural Hill School (approx. 3.3 miles away); Adam Tonquin Stovall (approx. 3.4 miles away); Sandfield Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles away); Baldwin Locomotive No. 601 (approx. 4 miles away); Kenneth Gatchell House (approx.
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Queen City Hotel (was approx. 4.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2008, by Davis Darryl Hartness of Columbus, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 2,244 times since then and 42 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 29, 2008, by Davis Darryl Hartness of Columbus, Mississippi. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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