Macon in Noxubee County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Allen-Morgan Place

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2016

1. Allen-Morgan Place Marker

Inscription. In 1865 Macon became the last center of Mississippi's wartime government, following its evacuation from Jackson and Meridian. A house on this site became the executive residence of Governor Charles Clark.

Erected 1980 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Places • 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 1865.

Location. 33° 6.112′ N, 88° 32.813′ W. Marker is in Macon, Mississippi, in Noxubee County. It is on U.S. 45 0.7 miles north of Hall Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Macon MS 39341, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, in the Black Prairie,

and in the Golden Triangle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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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 walking distance of this marker: Old Noxubee County Jail (approx. 0.8 miles away); First Court Term of Noxubee County (approx. 0.9 miles away); Noxubee County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dancing Rabbit Creek (approx. 0.9 miles away); Macon Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Black Prairie Blues (approx. 0.9 miles away); Calhoun Institute (approx. one mile away); First United Methodist Church (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macon.

Approximate location of former Charles Clark house. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2016

2. Approximate location of former Charles Clark house.

Governor Charles Clark image. Click for full size.

Public Domain

3. Governor Charles Clark

Former Allen-Morgan house image. Click for full size.

Courtesy, Mississippi Department of Archives and History

4. Former Allen-Morgan house

Looking north towards Mississippi Highway 14 intersection. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2016

5. Looking north towards Mississippi Highway 14 intersection.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 844 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 20, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.