New Albany in Union County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

New Albany, Mississippi

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 4, 2016

1. New Albany, Mississippi Marker

Inscription. The Union County Seat since 1870, New Albany was established ca, 1840 after Moses Collins built a grist mill and saw mill on the banks of the Tallahatchie River. First surveyed in 1840 by Ira M. Kemp, New Albany was incorporated in 1850. Located on the axis of two railroads the town became a center of trade and commerce.

Erected 2008 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 34° 29.689′ N, 89° 0.673′ W. Marker is in New Albany, Mississippi, in Union County. It is at the intersection of West Bankhead Street (State Highway 178) and West Main Street, on the right when traveling east on West Bankhead Street. Located just east of the bridge over the Little Tallahatchie River in the area of the Biscuits and Jam Farmers' Market. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: West Bankhead Street, New Albany MS 38652, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union County, Mississippi (approx. ¼ mile away); Mosley and Johnson

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); William Faulkner (approx. 0.4 miles away); B.F. Ford School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Elder Roma Wilson & Rev. Leon Pinson (approx. 0.8 miles away); Glenfield Baptist Church (approx. 2 miles away); Stratford Company (approx. 2.4 miles away); Ishtehotopah (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Albany.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on City of New Albany. (Submitted on August 12, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

From marker looking west over Little Tallahatchie River bridge. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 4, 2016

2. From marker looking west over Little Tallahatchie River bridge.

View from marker towards downtown New Albany. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 4, 2016

3. View from marker towards downtown New Albany.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 974 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.