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Meridian
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By Mike Stroud, September 13, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Meridian Marker | | |
Inscription.
Formerly Sowashee, it was
chartered 1860, and throve
as rail junction during the
Civil War, serving in 1863
as temporary capital and as
depository of the state's
official records.
Erected 1949 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
Location. 32° 21.87′ N, 88° 41.746′ W. Marker is in Meridian, Mississippi, in Lauderdale County. Marker is on Front Street near 18th Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Located at Meridian Union Station. Marker is in this post office area: Meridian MS 39301, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Depot Historic District (a few steps from this marker); Meridian's "C" Battery (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Jimmie Rodgers & The Blues (about 400 feet away); Moe Bandy (about 600 feet away); Urban Center Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery (approx. 1.6 miles away).
Also see . . . Meridian, Mississippi, from Wikipedia.
Established in 1860 at the intersection of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian relied heavily on the rails and goods transported on them. Union Station is now also home to several other modes of transportation, including the Meridian Transit System, Greyhound Buses, and Trailways, averaging 242,360 passengers per year. During the American Civil War, much of the city was burned to the ground by General William Tecumseh Sherman in the Battle of Meridian.
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By Mike Stroud, September 13, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Meridian Marker near Union Station | | |
During the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, Meridian was home to a Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) office and several other activist organizations. (Submitted on September 23, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
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By Mike Stroud, September 13, 2012 | |
| | | 3. a Meridian Marker at Union Station | | |
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By Mike Stroud, September 13, 2012 | |
| | | 4. Meridian Union Station | | |
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By Mike Stroud, September 13, 2012 | |
| | | 5. Meridian Marker seen near Front Street | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 23, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 69 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 25, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
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