THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
 
 
 
 
 
 
16 entries match your criteria.  

 
 

Entries Containing All of the Phrases «carroll county» AND «mississippi»

This list will also include matches for inflectional* forms of the words.
 
By Mark Hilton, October 5, 2019
Bob Ferguson Marker (reverse)
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Mississippi, Neshoba County, Choctaw — 17 — Bob Ferguson — Mississippi Country Music Trail —
On Industrial Road 0.1 miles east of High School Circle, on the right when traveling east.
Long-time Neshoba County resident Bob Ferguson (1927-2001) was a key shaper of the “Nashville Sound” of the 1960s and ‘70s, as the producer of hundreds of major recordings and writer of such classic country songs as “Wings of a Dove” and “Carroll . . . — — Map (db m140732) HM

2 ► Mississippi, Lafayette County, University — George Hall —
On Rebel Drive at Dormitory Row North, on the right when traveling east on Rebel Drive.
In 1920, this building was dedicated in honor of James Zachariah George (1826-1897). Born in Georgia, George moved with his family to Mississippi in 1834, settling two years later in Carroll County. At the outbreak of war between the United . . . — — Map (db m219881) HM

3 ► Mississippi, Carroll County, Carrollton — 27 — Namour & Smith — Mississippi Country Music Trail —
On Jackson Street east of Lexington Street (State Route 17), on the right when traveling east.
Blending blues and old-time dance tunes, fiddler William T. Narmour (1889-1961) and guitarist Shellie W. Smith (1895-1968) became an influential duo with forty-eight recordings for Okeh and Bluebird records from 1928 to 1934 that often . . . — — Map (db m170375) HM
4 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment —
On West Confederate Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
(Front):Davis' Brigade - Heth's Division A.P. Hill's Corps Army of Northern Virginia Confederate States of America Afternoon July 2 - July 4, 1863 (Back):The 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, under the command of Col. Francis M. . . . — — Map (db m11596) HM WM

5 ► Mississippi, Carroll County, Avalon — 32 — Mississippi John Hurt — Mississippi Blues Trail
On County Road 41 0.3 miles east of County Road 254, on the right when traveling east. Reported damaged.
World-renowned master of the acoustic guitar John Hurt, an important figure in the 1960s folk blues revival, spent most of his life doing farm work around Avalon in Carroll County and performing for parties and local gatherings. Hurt . . . — — Map (db m160397) HM

6 ► Mississippi, Carroll County, Carrollton — Carrollton Lodge No. 36 —
On Lexington Street just south of Magnolia Street, on the left when traveling north.
Chartered in 1838, Carrollton Lodge No. 36 is among the oldest Masonic lodges in the state. Built in 1899, the lodge hall is the second oldest in Mississippi in continuous use. Prominent citizens of Carroll County who were members include U.S. . . . — — Map (db m229039) HM

7 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment — Law's Brigade — Hood's Division —
On Cornfield Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
(Front):11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment Law's Brigade Hood's Division C.S.A. Dedicated 2012 on the Sesquicentennial of the Battle Duty brought them to the field Honor led them into battle Valor covered them with glory Ducit amore . . . — — Map (db m59120) HM

8 ► Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 11th Mississippi Monument —
On Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718) 0.2 miles south of Cold Harbor Road ( Route 156), on the left when traveling south.
(front) 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment Law's Brigade Hood’s Division Jackson’s Corps Lee's Army of Northern Virginia C.S.A. Dedicated 2016 In their honor The men who carried this position were soldiers . . . — — Map (db m174711) HM WM
Paid Advertisement

9 ► Arkansas, Carroll County, Eureka Springs — Sweet Spring Hotel - Huntington Infirmary - Sweet Spring Home —
On Spring Street at Pine Street, on the left when traveling east on Spring Street.
Sweet Spring Hotel The Sweet Spring Hotel was established about 1887 at the corner of Pine Street and Spring, then known as Rice Street, with A.S. Capps as proprietor. The spacious three-story frame structure was painted white with dark . . . — — Map (db m80112) HM
10 ► Mississippi, Yazoo County, Yazoo City — 148 — Tommy McClennan — Mississippi Blues Trail —
On West Broadway Street (State Highway 149) at North Water Street, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway Street.
Tommy McClennan (c. 1905-1961) was one of America's most successful down-home blues recording artists during the period when he recorded 20 singles for the Bluebird label (1939-1942). Among McClennan's most notable numbers were "Bottle It Up and . . . — — Map (db m77258) HM
11 ► Tennessee, Carroll County, McKenzie — McKenzie's Station — A Strategic Junction — Forrest's First West Tennessee Raid —
On North Main Street at Cedar Street (Tennessee Route 124), on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
(preface) Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest led his cavalry brigade on a raid through West Tennessee, Dec. 15, 1862-Jan. 3, 1863, destroying railroads and severing Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's supply line between Columbus, Kentucky, and Vicksburg, . . . — — Map (db m74532) HM

12 ► Indiana, Carroll County, Delphi — Wabash & Erie Canal — Commerce & Culture — Wabash and Erie Canal Delphi, Indiana Celebrating the Past Building for the Future —
On Old Camden Road at East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Old Camden Road.
The Wabash & Erie Canal ran 468 miles from Toledo, Ohio to Evansville, Indiana, thus providing access to New York and the East Coast via the Erie Canal and access to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. . . . — — Map (db m312634) HM
13 ► Indiana, Carroll County, Delphi — Wabash & Erie Canal — Commerce & Culture — Wabash and Erie Canal Delphi, Indiana Celebrating the Past Building for the Future —
On Hoosier Heartland Highway (Indiana Route 25) at East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Hoosier Heartland Highway.
The Wabash & Erie Canal ran 468 miles from Toledo, Ohio to Evansville, Indiana, thus providing access to New York and the East Coast via the Erie Canal and access to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. . . . — — Map (db m312651) HM

14 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Brandywine Park — African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial —
On West 18th Street at Baynard Boulevard on West 18th Street.
African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial The Medal of Honor takes its place in our country as the highest award for military valor. The honor, awarded by the President in the name of Congress, may only be accorded an . . . — — Map (db m173924) HM WM
15 ► Indiana, Carroll County, Delphi — Commerce & Culture — Wabash & Erie Canal —
On Bicycle Bridge Road 0.1 miles west of West Monroe Street ( Route 18), on the right when traveling east.
The Wabash & Erie Canal ran 468 miles from Toledo, Ohio to Evansville, Indiana, thus providing access to New York and the East Coast via the Erie Canal and access to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. . . . — — Map (db m163354) HM
16 ► Indiana, Carroll County, Delphi — Wabash & Erie Canal — Commerce & Culture — Wabash & Erie Canal Park Village —
Near West North Washington Street at North Charles Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Wabash & Erie Canal ran 468 miles from Toledo, Ohio to Evansville, Indiana, thus providing access to New York and the East Coast via the Erie Canal and access to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio and Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m163281) HM
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Nov. 12, 2026