The Town of Rocky Springs

The Town of Rocky Springs (HM163R)

Location: Hermanville, MS 39086 Claiborne County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 5.345', W 90° 48.788'

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At the end of this trail is evidence of a once thriving rural community. First settled in the late 1790's, the town grew from a watering place along the Natchez Trace, and took its name from the source of that water - the Rocky Spring. In 1860, a total of 2,616 people lived in this area covering about 25 square miles. The population of the town proper included 3 merchants, 4 physicians, 4 teachers, 3 clergy and 13 artisans; while the surrounding farming community included 54 planters, 28 overseers and over 2,000 slaves who nurtured the crop that made the town possible - cotton.
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HM NumberHM163R
Series This marker is part of the Natchez Trace series
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Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 6:20pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 706383 N 3552402
Decimal Degrees32.08908333, -90.81313333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 5.345', W 90° 48.788'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 5' 20.70" N, 90° 48' 47.28" W
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Area Code(s)601
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 11160 Old Port Gibson Rd, Hermanville MS 39086, US
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