Near Port Gibson in Claiborne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Owens Creek

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

1. Owens Creek Marker

Inscription. The sounds of a busy woodland stream and the quiet murmur of a lazy waterfall have long been stilled here. Only after a heavy rainfall does water fill the stream and set the waterfall singing.
Over the years the water table has dropped several feet, and the spring which feeds Owens Creek has all but disappeared.
Little remains of a scene once familiar to early residents of the Rocky Springs community.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features. In addition, it is included in the Natchez Trace series list.

Location. 32° 3.654′ N, 90° 49.564′ W. Marker is near Port Gibson, Mississippi, in Claiborne County. It is on Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 52.4), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hermanville MS 39086, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi, in Natchez Trace Corridor,

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 New Spain,

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: The Town of Rocky Springs (approx. 2.1 miles away); Federals Occupy Rocky Springs (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Old Natchez Trace (approx. 2.2 miles away); Rocky Springs (approx. 2.2 miles away); To The Railroad

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(approx. 3.3 miles away); Grant at Hankinson's Ferry (approx. 4.1 miles away); Fight for Hankinson's Ferry (approx. 4.1 miles away); Skirmish at Willow Springs (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Gibson.

Also see . . . Natchez Trace Parkway. Official National Park Service website. (Submitted on August 17, 2015.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

2. Owens Creek Marker

Owens Creek Waterfall near Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

3. Owens Creek Waterfall near Marker

View to North on Natchez Trace Parkway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

4. View to North on Natchez Trace Parkway

View to South on Natchez Trace Parkway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

5. View to South on Natchez Trace Parkway

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 682 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 17, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.