Winona in Montgomery County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015

1. Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker

Inscription. Created by Congress in 1913, the highway in Mississippi follows U.S. 51, 49, & 90. Its central route runs from Fairview, Ky., Davis' birthplace, to Beauvior, his last home at Biloxi.

Erected 1987 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • 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 1913.

Location. 33° 29.256′ N, 89° 44.167′ W. Marker is in Winona, Mississippi, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of North Applegate Street (U.S. 51) and Middleton Road, on the right when traveling south on North Applegate Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 North Applegate Street, Winona MS 38967, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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: Roebuck "Pops" Staples (approx. ¼ mile away); Immanuel Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Winona Jail Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); Winona Confederate Monument (approx. half a mile away); Montgomery County Confederate Monument (approx. half a mile away); Ensign William Devotie Billingsley

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); The "Final Spike" (approx. 0.6 miles away); Applewhite Cemetery (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winona.

Marker across from Winona Career & Technical Center. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015

2. Marker across from Winona Career & Technical Center.

The view north on U.S. 51. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015

3. The view north on U.S. 51.

Looking south on U.S. Highway 51. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015

4. Looking south on U.S. Highway 51.

Jefferson Davis image. Click for full size.

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5. Jefferson Davis

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,188 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.