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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Scott County, Mississippi

 
Clickable Map of Scott County, Mississippi and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Scott County, MS (6) Jasper County, MS (2) Leake County, MS (4) Madison County, MS (23) Newton County, MS (9) Rankin County, MS (15) Smith County, MS (3)  ScottCounty(6) Scott County (6)  JasperCounty(2) Jasper County (2)  LeakeCounty(4) Leake County (4)  MadisonCounty(23) Madison County (23)  NewtonCounty(9) Newton County (9)  RankinCounty(15) Rankin County (15)  SmithCounty(3) Smith County (3)
Adjacent to Scott County, Mississippi
    Jasper County (2)
    Leake County (4)
    Madison County (23)
    Newton County (9)
    Rankin County (15)
    Smith County (3)
 
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
1Mississippi (Scott County), Forest — 52 — Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
On West 3rd Street (Highway 80) at Antley Street, on the right when traveling east on West 3rd Street.
Front Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, one of the most prominent blues recording artists of the 1940s, was born on his grandparents' land in Forest on August 24, 1905. After Elvis Presley recorded three Crudup songs in the 1950s, . . . — Map (db m77153) HM
2Mississippi (Scott County), Forest — James Oliver Eastland
On Old State Highway 21 south of North 10th Street, on the right when traveling west.
James Oliver Eastland (1904-1986) was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1928. Eastland was appointed to fill the U.S. Senate seat of Byron Harrison upon his death in June 1941, and was elected to that seat in 1942. He served as . . . — Map (db m111024) HM
3Mississippi (Scott County), Lake — Lake Railroad Depot
On Brooks Street east of Steve Lee Drive, on the right when traveling east.
This Queen Anne—style Illinois Central Gulf Railroad depot was built in 1890, closed on April 30, 1969, and given to the city in 1980. The depot was renovated during the 1980s for use as a community meeting place and to house materials . . . — Map (db m111025) HM
4Mississippi (Scott County), Morton — Choctaw Line
On U.S. 80 east of Lindsey Road, on the left when traveling east.
Boundary between Choctaw cessions of 1820 (Doak's Stand), and 1830 (Dancing Rabbit Creek), going from S.E. corner Simpson Co. northward into Holmes & thence through Bolivar Co. — Map (db m111019) HM
5Mississippi (Scott County), Morton — The Ueltschey Tannery
On Mississippi Route 13 at Lindsey Road, on the right when traveling south on State Route 13.
Located in this vicinity, the Ueltschey tannery was established in 1857 by Albert Ueltschey (1824-1884), a native of Switzerland who had moved from Texas to Mississippi after the Mexican War, settling near Nathan Springs. Following the Civil War, . . . — Map (db m111021) HM
6Mississippi (Scott County), Sebastopol — 4 — Leake County Revelers
On Mississippi Route 21 north of West Street, on the right when traveling north.
[Front] The most renowned Mississippi string band of the 1920s, the four Revelers—fiddler Will Gilmer, mandolinist R. O. Mosley, banjoist Jim Wolverton and guitarist Dallas Jones—were based here in Sebastapol, and played live . . . — Map (db m140738) HM
 
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Nov. 25, 2020