Near Hattiesburg in Forrest County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Evelyn Gandy House

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 26, 2026

1. Evelyn Gandy House Marker

Inscription.
The home of Evelyn Gandy (1920-2007) was built ca. 1905. Born in Hattiesburg, she attended the University of Southern Mississippi and graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1943. In 1947, Gandy was elected to the House of Representatives and co-authored legislation creating the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Elected state treasurer, insurance commissioner. and lieutenant governor, she was the first woman to hold each of these elected offices.

Erected 2022 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Series. This historical marker is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 31° 22.65′ N, 89° 17.832′ W. Marker is near Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in Forrest County. It is on Monroe Road 0.1 miles north of Travis Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 265 Monroe Rd, Hattiesburg MS 39401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

specifically

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in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vernon F. Dahmer, Sr. (approx. 2½ miles away); Roots of Rock and Roll (approx. 3 miles away); Eureka School (approx. 3 miles away); East 6th Street USO Club (approx. 3 miles away); Taking our Rightful Place in History / We Honor These 15 Brave Men Who Filed The Voting Rights Case (approx. 3 miles away); Rev. W.D. Ridgeway (approx. 3.1 miles away); Kenneth Fairley (approx. 3.1 miles away); A Bench By The Road (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hattiesburg.

Also see . . . The Encyclopedia of E. Evelyn Gandy. (Submitted on September 26, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Evelyn Gandy House and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 26, 2026

2. Evelyn Gandy House and marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 26, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.