Philadelphia in Neshoba County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Philadelphia Historic District

Photographed by John Pence, November 15, 2015

1. Philadelphia Historic District Marker

Inscription. Located primarily along Holland and Poplar Avenues between Main and Rose Streets, the Philadelphia historic district is an important residential neighborhood that shows the prosperity enjoyed by this city during the early 20th century. Most of these houses were built between 1900 and 1920. The district is listed on the National Register.

Erected 1996 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 32° 46.017′ N, 89° 6.45′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Mississippi, in Neshoba County. It is at the intersection of Poplar Avenue and Rose Street when traveling north on Poplar Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia MS 39350, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marty Stuart (approx. 0.3 miles away); Neshoba County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Neshoba County Jail (approx. 0.4 miles away); Marty Gamblin (approx. half a mile away); Adam Monroe Byrd (approx. half

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

a mile away); Grierson's Raid 1863 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Otis Rush (approx. 0.6 miles away); Booker T. Washington School (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2016, by John Pence of Folly Beach, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,026 times since then and 54 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 19, 2016, by John Pence of Folly Beach, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Wide shot of marker and its surroundings. • Can you help?