Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mississippi County, Missouri
Adjacent to Mississippi County, Missouri
▶ New Madrid County(6) ▶ Scott County(0) ▶ Alexander County, Illinois(13) ▶ Ballard County, Kentucky(12) ▶ Carlisle County, Kentucky(1) ▶ Fulton County, Kentucky(9) ▶ Hickman County, Kentucky(19)
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On State Highway 80, on the right when traveling east.
North and west of this location, the Battle of Belmont was fought on November 7, 1861. It was the first battle in which Ulysses S. Grant commanded an army. He had recently been promoted to Brigadier General and placed in command of the federal . . . — — Map (db m17763) HM
On East Marshall Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling west.
(Front): Comprising 411 square miles of Missouri's great alluvial plain, this county, organized in 1845, is a high producer of cotton, grain, and soybeans. The Mississippi (Algonquin Indian for Great Water), flowing along some 70 miles of the . . . — — Map (db m17721) HM
Rev. Owen Whitfield with the support of local landowner, Mr. Thad Snow, and 1500 black and white sharecroppers camped here in harsh January weather several days in 1939 to protest the plight of Boot Heel sharecroppers. The event received national . . . — — Map (db m77862) HM
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