McHenry in Stone County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Lt. Col. John Bond
Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 1, 2016
1. Lt. Col. John Bond Marker
Erected 2006 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 30° 42.377′ N, 89° 8.077′ W. Marker was in McHenry, Mississippi, in Stone County. It was at the intersection of U.S. 49 and East McHenry Road, in the median on U.S. 49. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Mc Henry MS 39561, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Mississippi’s Pine Belt. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 11 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: George Austin McHenry House (approx. Ό mile away); McHenry (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Wire Road (approx. 3½ miles away); John Perkins (approx. 5½ miles away); The Stapp Sisters (approx. 9.3 miles away); Professor W.P. Locker
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Also see . . . John Bond, Jr. (Submitted on August 21, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
Additional commentary.
1. The marker is missing
It has been missing for over 2 years. We were told that the Department of Transportation (Hwy Patrol) had taken it to be repaired in Jackson because their mowers knocked it down. Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor
— Submitted August 14, 2024, by Janice Moore of Wiggins, Mississippi.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 29, 2017
2. Lt. Col. John Bond Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,048 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 21, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 2. submitted on October 24, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
