Near Canton in Madison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Natchez Trace at Madisonville

D.A.R. Monument of the Natchez Trace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015

1. D.A.R. Monument of the Natchez Trace

Inscription. This monument marks the Natchez Trace over which our pioneer ancestors came to Mississippi. It is located on the site of Madisonville, an early county seat of Madison County.

Erected by the Mississippi Daughters of the American Revolution, December 1928.

Over Roaring Stream and Shallow Ford
They Pressed in Hope and Fear.
And Many Died, But Many Found
The Grapes of Eschol Here.
Rowland

Erected 1928 by Mississippi Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Natchez Trace series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is December 10, 1928.

Location. 32° 31.608′ N, 89° 58.643′ W. Marker is near Canton, Mississippi, in Madison County. It is on State Highway 43 0.1 miles west of Natchez Trace Parkway, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Canton MS 39046, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor and in Greater Jackson. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Club Desire (approx. 6.2 miles away); Confederate Monument (approx. 6.3 miles away); West Florida Boundary (approx. 6.3 miles

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

away); Harvey's Scouts Monument (approx. 6.4 miles away); Howcutt Monument (approx. 6.6 miles away); Old Madison County Jail (approx. 6.6 miles away); Priestley House (approx. 6.7 miles away); Grace Church (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canton.

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

D.A.R. Monument Next to Remnant of the Old Trace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015

2. D.A.R. Monument Next to Remnant of the Old Trace

View to Northwest from Highway 43 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015

3. View to Northwest from Highway 43

Monument is on left (south) side of highway

View to Southeast Towards Natchez Trace Parkway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015

4. View to Southeast Towards Natchez Trace Parkway

Monument is on right (south) side of highway

View to Southwest Across Highway 43 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015

5. View to Southwest Across Highway 43

The Old Natchez Trace near Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015

6. The Old Natchez Trace near Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 650 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 21, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.