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

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By Cosmos Mariner, June 23, 2025
Harmon Runnels Marker (side 2)
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1 ► Mississippi, Lawrence County, Monticello — Harmon Runnels — 1759-1839 —
On East Broad Street (State Highway 184) just east of Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
[side 1]  Patriot Captain in the Georgia Continental Line during the Revolutionary War. He came to the Mississippi Territory in 1810, purchasing two land sections in 1811, along the Pearl River's western bank, which was the . . . — — Map (db m276600) HM

2 ► Missouri, New Madrid County, New Madrid — A Growing State...A Shrinking County —
On Main Street south of Virginia Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
When established in 1789, New Madrid was one of a handful of settlements in the Spanish territory west of the Mississippi River. First as a district and later as a county, the New Madrid jurisdiction extended as far south to the northern border of . . . — — Map (db m179976) HM

3 ► Arkansas, Randolph County, Pocahontas — Native American Culture —
On U.S. 62/67 north of South Bettis Street, on the right when traveling north.
People have hunted and fished in the rich Black River Basin at least since the Paleo Indian Period (beginning around 10,000 B.C.). More recently, Native American built villages and mounds across the Mississippi River valley (3000 B.C.-A.D.1650). . . . — — Map (db m170367) HM

4 ► Tennessee, Giles County, Pulaski — The Bell Route — The Trail of Tears —
On Stadium Street near East College Street (U.S. 64).
Bell's Route of the Cherokee Trail of Tears in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, 1838-1839 Overview The detachment headed by John Bell differed from the parties under Cherokee Chief John Ross's supervision. Bell's detachment was composed of . . . — — Map (db m29811) HM

5 ► Tennessee, Washington County, Limestone — A Summary of the Life of Davy Crockett —
On Musket Lane, on the right when traveling south.
• Raised in frontier poverty without any education until he is a teenager, David is often hired out to others for additional income while still a child; once held against his will until he escapes under the cover of a winter storm. • To avoid . . . — — Map (db m58421) HM

6 ► Missouri, Lawrence County, Verona — Lawrence County —
On 3rd Street near Main Street.
Marker Front Wooded Ozark hills and fertile prairies for this county of contrasts organized in 1845 and named for Captain James Lawrence of “Don’t give up the ship” fame. The first settlers, John Williams, located on Turnback . . . — — Map (db m62833) HM
7 ► Tennessee, Lawrence County, Lawrenceburg — A Summary of the Life of Davy Crockett: —
On David Crockett State Park Road.
“Be always sure you are right, then go ahead!” • Raised in frontier poverty without any education until he is a teenager, David is often hired out to others for additional income while still a child; once held against his will until . . . — — Map (db m108201) HM
8 ► Tennessee, Lawrence County, Loretto — Glen's Stand at Glen Rock — Andrew Jackson's Military Road —
On 2nd Avenue South at Mill Creek Drive, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Avenue South.
Glen's Stand was a large log house, inn, and tavern. Built pre-1812 by the Glen family in the Mississippi Territory, it was located on a trail beaten out by buffalos, which became part of (Cherokee Chief) Doublehead Trace. It stood at present-day . . . — — Map (db m146819) HM WM

9 ► Pennsylvania, Lawrence County, Oakwood — Millennium Park — Ecology —
Near Kings Chapel Road at Pulaski Road, on the right when traveling south.
General Geography/Economy The topography, climate, and soil makes western Pennsylvania well-suited for the dairy and agricultural industry, and on well-drained soils, crops produced here include oats, wheat, potatoes, and corn. Poorly-drained . . . — — Map (db m203051)
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