Created in 1911 by an act of the Mississippi Legislature, as an agricultural boarding school. Set on 320 acres of donated land. Students from across the United States, Mississippi and several foreign countries have been educated here. In 1996 FCAHS . . . — — Map (db m50077) HM
Near West Forrest Avenue at Forrest Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Side 1
Following activation for service in both WWI and WWII, Ky. Guard units, as part of the 38th Inf. Div. were sent to Camp Shelby for training in preparation for war. Ky. National Guard units trained at Camp Shelby during WWI and . . . — — Map (db m71589) HM
On Elks Lake Road at Dixie Barn Road on Elks Lake Road.
Citizens of the Dixie community built this structure 1/4 mile southeast of this site in the 1930s to serve as a cafeteria during the Depression era. The log cabin has also served as a meeting place, music hall and classroom. In 2003 the cabin was . . . — — Map (db m56534) HM
On Spencer Street at Milton Barnes Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Spencer Street.
On this site stood the old Mount
Zion Baptist Church, demolished in
1993. Known locally as "The Cvil
Rights Church", the church hosted
a "Freedom School” in 1964 and
many mass meetings during the
Civil Rights Movement. Dr. . . . — — Map (db m118478) HM
On Mobile Street near Fifth Street, on the right when traveling north.
There is no place you or I can go, to think about or not think
about, to summon the presences of, or recollect the absences of
slaves; nothing that reminds us of the ones who made the journey
and of those who did not make it. There is no . . . — — Map (db m175887) HM
On Bonhomie Road, 0.2 miles south of W.S.F. Tatum Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
These buildings are the remnants of
Bonhomie, a company-owned sawmill town
that thrived from 1915 to 1938. The Tatum
Lumber Company established a mill here
in 1915, drawing laborers and their
families to the area. During its height,
Bonhomie . . . — — Map (db m175897) HM
Near East Memorial drive south of Smalling Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Forrest County native Clyde Kennard was a pioneer in the quest to desegregate higher education in Mississippi. His efforts to enroll at Mississippi Southern College (now USM) in 1955-1959 were obstructed by college president William D. McCain and . . . — — Map (db m118838) HM
On Southern Mississippi Drive east of North 31st Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Mississippi Normal College,
now the University of Southern
Mississippi, was established in 1910.
The Demonstration School opened in
1926 during the time when the college
was called the State Teachers College
(1924-1940). The school taught . . . — — Map (db m118399) HM
On East Sixth Street west of New Orleans Street, on the left when traveling west.
The East 6th Street USO Club was built
in early 1942 under the umbrella of the
United Services Organization (USO).
This T-shaped, wood-frame building
included an auditorium, stage, lobby,
restrooms, dressing rooms, and meeting
rooms. Built for . . . — — Map (db m118393) HM
On East Sixth Street west of Mobile Street, on the right when traveling west.
This building, opened in 1921, under the leadership of W.H. Jones, was one of the first modern brick schools in Miss. for blacks. Its alumni have served the state and nation with distinction. — — Map (db m118458) HM
On North Main Street at Eaton Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
[Northeast Inscription]:
C.S.A.
To the Men and Women of
the Confederacy
1861-1865
[Southwest Inscription]:
When their county called
they held back nothing.
They cheerfully gave their
property and their lives.
. . . — — Map (db m39867) HM
On Hardy Street at East Pine Street (U.S. 11), in the median on Hardy Street.
[West Side]
Formerly Choctaw Territory and later claimed by France, Britain, Spain and United States, this area entered by settlers in early 1800s and known as Ewin Forks, later Gordonville. Chosen as rail center by Captain William H. . . . — — Map (db m58885) HM
On Old Airport Road at North Hattiesburg Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Old Airport Road.
Side A The Hi-Hat Club, which was built at this site in the 1950s, was once an important stop on the “chitlin circuit” for African American blues and soul performers. B. B. King, James Brown, Otis Redding, Ike & Tina Turner, . . . — — Map (db m118467) HM
On Mobile Street north of Fifth Street, on the right when traveling north.
Named for grocer, hotel owner-operator, community leader. Republican 6th Cong. District. Chairman 1924-1940. National Convention Delegate 1936. Leader of Black MS Republicans 1920-1940. ------------------------------------------------------- Wood . . . — — Map (db m175992) HM
On Broadway Drive (U.S. 11) at Richburg Road, on the right when traveling south on Broadway Drive.
Defeated Jake Kilrain for
heavyweight championship
in a 75 round fight on
July 8, 1889, at Richburg,
3 miles southwest of this
spot. This was the last
official bare-knuckle bout. — — Map (db m175891) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 11) at McLeod Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
This Property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
McLeod House
1897 — — Map (db m39904) HM
On William Carey Parkway, 0.5 miles east of U.S. 49, on the left when traveling east.
The Mount Olive Cemetery was
established in 1906 as a burial ground
for employees of the Tatum Lumber
Company and for the Bonhomie community.
W.S.F. Tatum, founder of the mill and
a future mayor of Hattiesburg, donated
$100 to purchase a . . . — — Map (db m206616) HM
On West Pine Street (U.S. 11) at Forrest Street on West Pine Street.
[Right Plaque]:
This Building, the
Old Federal Building
has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the
U.S. Department of Interior
September 1973
• • •
Supervised by architect James Knox Taylor, this . . . — — Map (db m44961) HM
On North Main Street at College Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
Under the direction of Principal J.T. Wallace, this building was Hattiesburg's High School from 1922 to 1959. Built in 1911, the structure acquired its present form when enlarged and remodeled in 1921 to the designs of Robert E. Lee, the city's . . . — — Map (db m39906) HM
On South 28th Avenue at Pinehills Drive, on the right when traveling south on South 28th Avenue.
Established in 1935 during the
Great Depression and known as
Hattiesburg Homestead. Originally
had 25 small farms, each having a
standardized house, fruit trees,
and outbuildings. Some original
buildings still stand. Large lots,
abundant . . . — — Map (db m243148) HM
On East Pine Street north of Mobile Street, on the left when traveling north.
The land for Pittman Park was purchased by former Mayor Bobby L. Chain
and given to the City of Hattiesburg for the use of its citizens. This gift is in honor and memory of the only father-son mayor combination in the history of Hattiesburg, . . . — — Map (db m119150) HM
On Eatonville Road, 0.5 miles west of J.C.Bryant Road, on the left when traveling west.
Organized October 3, 1818.
First pastor,
Norvell Robertson, was a
Revolutionary soldier.
Eight charter members were
of the Granberry, Robertson
and Lee families. — — Map (db m175734) HM
On Mobile Street near East 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Rev. W.D. Ridgeway was one of the most courageous, steadfast and respected
Civil Rights Leaders to emerge in Mississippi during the 1950s. He was
constantly under the radar of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
and the local White . . . — — Map (db m191866) HM
This schoolhouse was established
in the Arena community of Jackson
County by Richard Roberts in the
1890s. Serving grades one through
twelve, the curriculum consisted
of reading, writing and arlthmetic.
The Roberts Schoolhouse closed . . . — — Map (db m118441) HM
On Mobile Street north of East Sixth Street, on the left when traveling north.
Side A Rock and roll is rooted in the blues of Mississippi. The Mississippi Jook Band (brothers Roosevelt and Uaroy Graves and pianist Cooney Vaughan) earned a niche in the annals of rock after they recorded in Hattiesburg in 1936, nearly . . . — — Map (db m118400) HM
On East Fifth Street east of J D Randolph Street, on the right when traveling east.
Organized in 1882 in a wood frame structure on the present site. In 1926, the original building was damaged in a storm. The present structure was built in 1930. The congregation provided food and shelter for Hattiesburg's flood victims in 1963 and . . . — — Map (db m118455) HM
On Mobile Street north of East 5th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Taking our Rightful Place in History
The Birthplace of the Voting Rights Movement in Mississippi
Rev. I.C. Peay et al. vs. Luther Cox
It was here on Mobile Street at various businesses that 15 African-
American Men regularly met and . . . — — Map (db m175155) HM
The Hub has been just that, the center of campus and campus life, since its construction as the Dining
Hall in 1930. By the 1960s, it housed the bookstore, post office, and coffee shop and grill known as Wimpy''s
and later Exit 13. Aspiring . . . — — Map (db m118443) HM
On Monroe Road, 0.2 miles south of Bay Springs Road when traveling south.
Vernon Dahmer (1908-1966), a farmer, businessman, and Civil Rights leader widley known for his belief that "if you don't vote, you don't count" was killed here defending his home and family from a gunfire and firebomb attack on January 10, 1966. . . . — — Map (db m176297) HM
E. 1 mi. Founded 1906 as S. Miss. College. Operated by Bapt. as Miss. Woman's College 1911-40. Coeducational 1953. Name changed to honor William Carey, 18th century English missionary. — — Map (db m39896) HM
On West Pine Street (U.S. 11) at Forrest Street on West Pine Street.
In 1880 near the banks of Gordon Creek, this lawyer, railroad builder and Confederate veteran selected the site for Hattiesburg. Incorporated in 1884, the town was named for Hardy's wife, Hattie Lott. — — Map (db m40050) HM
On West Front Street (U.S. 11) at Dudley West Conner Street, on the left when traveling west on West Front Street.
Builder of Railroads
Pioneer in the Development
of the Resources of
South Mississippi
Founder of the Cities of
Hattiesburg and Gulfport
A Dreamer
Whose dreams Came True — — Map (db m76705) HM
"When I leave this world, I can't carry nothing away from here. Whatever I have,
it's going to be left right here for somebody. Some child can get their education, to
help them along, because you can't do nothing now unless you get your . . . — — Map (db m226249) HM
On East Memorial Drive, 0.5 miles north of Hardy Street (Mississippi Highway 198).
Made up of siliceous minerals, the
11-million-year-old southern miss petrified log
was found intact rather than in fragments.
According to Dr. Bobby Irby, then chairperson
of the USM Science Education Department and
coordinator of the . . . — — Map (db m226168) HM
On U.S. 49, 0.8 miles north of Newton Field Road, in the median.
Area to south, originally part of French Louisiana, became West Florida under England and Spain. After West Florida Revolution annexed by U. S. and in 1812 was added to the Mississippi Territory. — — Map (db m39002) HM
On Macedonia Road at Morriston Road, on the right when traveling north on Macedonia Road.
Established here in what was then
Perry County on February 8, 1887,
with D. L. Carter as the first
Postmaster. Discontinued on
September 11, 1893, but reestablished
on January 10, 1894, with J. S.
Doyle as Postmaster. Named for
F. M. Morris . . . — — Map (db m206581) HM
On Sunrise Heights east of Sunrise Road, on the right when traveling east.
1889, W. R. Melton donated a
one-acre tract of land at this site
"for the cause of Religion and
Schools.” The school located here,
which served the Sunrise community,
was a one-room schoolhouse. Zion's
Hill Baptist Church (now Sunrise
Baptist . . . — — Map (db m175643) HM
