Near Ackerman in Choctaw County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Jeff Busby Park

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015

1. Jeff Busby Park Marker

Inscription. On February 15, 1934, while serving as U.S. Congressman from Mississippi, Thomas Jefferson Busby (1884-1964) introduced a bill authorizing a survey of the Old Natchez Trace. Four years later the historic road was designated a unit of the National Park System.
This area is named in Jeff Busby’s honor to commemorate his part in the Parkway’s establishment.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Natchez Trace series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1914.

Location. 33° 24.811′ N, 89° 15.682′ W. Marker is near Ackerman, Mississippi, in Choctaw County. It can be reached from Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 193.1), 2.4 miles south of Mississippi Highway 9. Marker is in Jeff Busby Park at the end of the 0.9 mile turnoff access road from the parkway to the top of Little Mountain; the above directions are to the parkway entrance to Jeff Busby Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ackerman MS 39735, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi and in the Black Prairie.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Great Eastern Hardwood Forest (a few steps from this marker); The Old Natchez Trace (approx.

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5.4 miles away); Old Lebanon Presbyterian Church and Campground (approx. 6.2 miles away); South Union Church and Camp Meeting (approx. 6.3 miles away); South Union Church Campmeeting (approx. 6.3 miles away); Coleman's Mill (approx. 8.4 miles away); Ackerman (approx. 8.6 miles away); Choctaw County High School (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ackerman.

Also see . . . Natchez Trace Parkway. Official National Park Service website. (Submitted on August 21, 2015.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015

2. Jeff Busby Park Marker

Marker at southwest corner of parking lot at end of access road

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015

3. Jeff Busby Park Marker

View to the northwest

Map of Jeff Busby Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015

4. Map of Jeff Busby Park

At Natchez Trace Parkway entrance to Jeff Busby Park
Marker at Summit Overlook

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 736 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 21, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.