Hopson in Coahoma County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Hopson Plantation
Established 1852
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015
1. Hopson Plantation Marker
On this site in 1944, the Hopson Planting Co. and International Harvester, revolutionized modern cotton farming by introducing the first commercially produced mechanical cotton picker.
Erected 1989 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.
Location. 34° 9.572′ N, 90° 32.681′ W. Marker is in Hopson, Mississippi, in Coahoma County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 322 and U.S. 49, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 322. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clarksdale MS 38614, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Memphis. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Mississippi Delta, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cotton Pickin' Blues (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Crossroads of 49 & 61 (approx. 2.7 miles away); Clarksdale (approx. 2.7 miles away); Riverside Hotel (approx. 2.9 miles away); Haven United Methodist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Dr. Aaron Henry (approx. 3.1 miles away); Aaron Henry (approx. 3.1 miles away); The New World (approx. 3.1 miles away).
Also see . . .
this page online
1. Hopson Plantation. Mississippi Encyclopedia website entry (Submitted on January 27, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Cotton Picker. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 27, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015
2. Part of the Hopson Plantation
Now the Hopson Plantation Commissary. It contains places to stay, to eat and to listen to the blues.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015
3. Hopson Plantation & Marker in background.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015
4. View from marker south on U.S. 49.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,033 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 24, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
