Mathiston in Webster County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Natchez Trace at Mathiston

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 6, 2016

1. Natchez Trace at Mathiston Marker

Inscription.

This monument marks the Natchez Trace at Mathiston in the county of Webster, named for the great statesman Daniel Webster.

“Along this road brave spirits came over shallow brook and roaring stream, to toil and die and leave to men fulfillment of a dream.”
—ROWLAND

Erected by the Mississippi Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
January 1933.

Erected 1933 by Mississippi Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Natchez Trace series lists.

Location. 33° 32.443′ N, 89° 7.888′ W. Marker is in Mathiston, Mississippi, in Webster County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 82 and Natchez Trace Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 82. Marker is at northeast corner of intersection on top of the road bank facing US 82. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mathiston MS 39752, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Black Prairie

and 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Natchez Trace Parkway (approx. ¾ mile away); Pigeon Roost

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Charles Lindbergh Landing Site (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Old Natchez Trace (approx. 6.2 miles away); Eupora (approx. 7.9 miles away); Line Creek (approx. 8½ miles away); Webster County Courthouse (approx. 9.6 miles away); The Great Eastern Hardwood Forest (approx. 11½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mathiston.

Natchez Trace at Mathiston Marker and Luther Latham Memorial Highway Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 6, 2016

2. Natchez Trace at Mathiston Marker and Luther Latham Memorial Highway Sign

The sign to the right of the DAR Natchez Trace monument marks the Luther Latham Memorial Highway, which was designated by the Mississippi Legislature in 1940 for that section of US 82 that traverses Webster County. The sign reads:

Luther Latham
Memorial Highway

Senator
Webster County
1928 - 1931

The Natchez Trace near Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 6, 2016

3. The Natchez Trace near Marker

The road on the left that intersects US 82 follows the alignment of the old Natchez Trace and is named Natchez Trace Road

View to the East from Natchez Trace Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 6, 2016

4. View to the East from Natchez Trace Road

View to the West from US 82 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 6, 2016

5. View to the West from US 82

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 869 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 9, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.