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Holly Springs in Marshall County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
 

Holly Springs

 
 
Holly Springs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Phillip Knecht, July 1, 2015
1. Holly Springs Marker
Inscription. Ante-bellum cotton town and center of social and cultural life. Home of 13 generals of Confederacy. Grant's southern advance halted here by Van Dorn's raid, December, 1862.
 
Erected 1949 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureSettlements & SettlersWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1862.
 
Location. 34° 46.063′ N, 89° 26.898′ W. Marker is in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in Marshall County. Marker is at the intersection of Memphis Street and Van Dorn Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Memphis Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Holly Springs MS 38635, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Van Dorn Raid (here, next to this marker); Control Of The River (here, next to this marker); Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker); Osborne Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Ida B. Wells-Barnett (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hill Country Blues (about 300 feet away);
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General Order #11 (about 300 feet away); Van Dorn Captures Holly Springs (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Holly Springs.
 
Holly Springs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Phillip Knecht, March 29, 2015
2. Holly Springs Marker
Holly Springs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Phillip Knecht, March 29, 2015
3. Holly Springs Marker
Holly Springs Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Phillip Knecht, February 28, 2015
4. Holly Springs Courthouse
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2015, by Phillip Knecht of Holly Springs, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 552 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on August 15, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 2, 2015, by Phillip Knecht of Holly Springs, Mississippi. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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