Meridian in Lauderdale County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Poplar Springs Road Historic District

Photographed by John Pence, November 16, 2015

1. Poplar Springs Road Historic District Marker

Inscription. In 1905, local lumber businessman M.R. Grant laid out a plan for the lots and streets along Poplar Springs Drive and named it Marion Park in honor of his daughter. By 1912 along this winding road, featuring large homes, a street car line and Matty Hersee Hospital, this largely residential community took shape, and opening Marion Park Elementary school in 1925. The Poplar Springs historic district, containing 145 contributing elements, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Erected 2008 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, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 32° 22.853′ N, 88°

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42.166′ W. Marker is in Meridian, Mississippi, in Lauderdale County. It is at the intersection of Poplar Springs Drive and 24th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Poplar Springs Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Meridian MS 39301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East 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 walking distance of this marker: Dr. Jeff Anderson House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lewis Edmund "Buck" Crook, Jr. (approx. ¼ mile away); Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. John Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Joseph Catholic Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Freedom School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Whitfield "Big Central" High School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wechsler School (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Meridian.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2025

2. Poplar Springs Road Historic District Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2016, by John Pence of Folly Beach, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 821 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 19, 2016, by John Pence of Folly Beach, South Carolina. 2. submitted on October 24, 2025, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.