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Near Raymond in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
 

Deans Stand

 
 
Deans Stand Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, August 4, 2015
1. Deans Stand Marker
Inscription.
The Treaty of Doaks Stand, 1820, opened this land to white settlement. Land was quickly claimed, and pioneer families established themselves in this wilderness. William Dean and his wife Margaret settled near here on the Old Natchez Trace in 1823.

The Deans supplemented their farm income by offering lodging to travelers. The clientele was a cross section of the advancing frontier--the homeward-bound boatman, the hurrying mail rider, the trader in land and horses, the fugitive, or the itinerant preacher.

On the night of May 12, 1863, General U.S. Grant made his headquarters here after the Battle of Raymond
 
Erected by National Park Service.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native AmericansRoads & VehiclesWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Natchez Trace series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is May 12, 1863.
 
Location. 32° 14.058′ N, 90° 32.465′ W. Marker is near Raymond, Mississippi, in Hinds County. Marker can be reached from Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 73.5), 5.4 miles south of Mississippi Highway 467, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Edwards MS 39066, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
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8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Change of Plans (approx. 0.2 miles away); Contested Crossing (approx. 0.9 miles away); Battle of Raymond (approx. 4.9 miles away); The Vicksburg Campaign (approx. 5 miles away); The Coker House and the Battle of Champion Hill (approx. 5 miles away); Architecture and Renovations (approx. 5 miles away); A Refugee Family (approx. 5 miles away); Chicago Mercantile Battery - Artillery in the Yard (approx. 5 miles away).
 
Also see . . .
1. Natchez Trace Parkway. Official National Park Service website. (Submitted on August 18, 2015.) 

2. Treaty of Doak's Stand - Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on August 18, 2015.)
 
Deans Stand Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, August 4, 2015
2. Deans Stand Marker
Deans Stand Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, August 4, 2015
3. Deans Stand Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 546 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.

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