On East Virginia Avenue at North Oklahoma Street, on the right when traveling west on East Virginia Avenue.
Holmes County, noted for agriculture and timber, was created in 1848. The first county seat was at Hewett's Bluff, later known as Bear Pen. Cerro Gordo and Westville also served as county seat. Bonifay, the present site, was selected in 1905. . . . — — Map (db m73288) HM
On County Road 179, 0.5 miles south of State Road 2, on the right when traveling south.
In 1880, William Thomas Keith (1856-1949) homesteaded ten acres upon which this house stands. In 1886 he filed a homestead entry with the U.S. Public Land Office and in the fall of that year built this cabin that became home for himself, his wife, . . . — — Map (db m73289) HM
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because
of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform.
Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and
won victories for liberty, . . . — — Map (db m152005) WM
On County Road 163 north of Mims Road, on the left when traveling north.
Side 1
On October 1, 1890, three of Laura Ingalls Wilder's relatives, Peter Franklin (L.) Ingalls (cousin), Joseph Quiner Carpenter (cousin), and Perley Day Wilder (brother-in-law) began a trip from Stockholm, Wisconsin down the . . . — — Map (db m95031) HM
On North Jackson Street south of State Route 12, on the left when traveling north.
W. 3 mi. Mineral springs created popular health spa prior to Civil War. Girls boarding school organized, 1854. In 1862, wounded from Shiloh treated here. Now Y. M.C.A. state camp. — — Map (db m140831) HM
On North Jackson Street (U.S. 51), on the right when traveling south.
Founded, 1858. Named for Louis Durant, a nearby Choctaw chief. Lockhart's Store, 4 mi. W., was first Holmes County post office, dating from 1849. Town later merged with Durant. — — Map (db m140836) HM
On Ebenezer Road at Mississippi Route 14, on the right when traveling south on Ebenezer Road.
Born in 1928 in Holmes County, Robert G.
Clark Jr. was the first African American
elected to the Mississippi Legislature in
the 20th century. Elected in 1967, Clark
became chair of the House Education
Committee in 1977 and played a key role . . . — — Map (db m244497) HM
On Mississippi Route 17 at State Park Road (County Road 417), on the right when traveling north on State Route 17.
During Brig. Gen. Benjamin Grierson's raid in the late winter of 1864-1865, a small Confederate brigade under the command of Gen. Wirt Adams attacked the rear guard of one of Grierson's columns at Franklin Church on January 2, 1865. Among the . . . — — Map (db m140860) HM
On U.S. 51 at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 51.
Built in 1921 with assistance from the
Rosenwald Fund and known locally as the
Goodman School for Negroes, the Goodman School
served African American students in the first
through eighth grades in the Goodman-Pickens
area. Local Black citizens . . . — — Map (db m219758) HM
On Court Square at Wall Street (State Route 17), on the left when traveling east on Court Square.
Charles Harrison Mason (1864-1961) began his ministry in 1893 in Preston, Arkansas. Shunned by the African American Baptist community in Jackson during the 1890s due to his teachings on holiness, Mason brought his revival to Lexington in 1897. He . . . — — Map (db m140839) HM
On Mississippi Route 17, 0.1 miles south of Old Wire Road, on the left when traveling south.
Dr. Arenia Mallory (1904-1977), a native
of Jacksonville, Illinois, was a graduate
of Jackson State University and the
University of Illinois and was awarded a
Ph.D. from Bethune-Cookman College. In
1926, Mallory came to Lexington, where . . . — — Map (db m219761) HM
On Newport Road (County Road 415) 3.9 miles west of State Route 17, on the left when traveling west.
[Front]
The cemetery of the Newport Missionary Baptist Church is the final resting place of Elmore James (1918-1963), often described as the "king of the slide guitar." James' electric style built on the approach of Robert Johnson and later . . . — — Map (db m140748) HM
On Yazoo Street (Mississippi Route 17) north of Mulberry Street, on the left when traveling north.
Hazel Brannon Smith (1914-1994), a journalist and
publisher, was the owner and editor of four weekly
newspapers, including the Lexington Advertiser. An
advocate for racial justice, Smith condemned the
state's Sovereignty Commission and . . . — — Map (db m219759) HM
On Court Square (Mississippi Route 12/17) south of Oak Street, on the left when traveling south.
Created by an act of the legislature on 2/19/1832.
Because Gov. Scott opposed the creation of the new
county, a two-thirds vote of the legislature was necessary
for approval. Originally, part of a vast territory known as
Hinds County, which was . . . — — Map (db m184579) HM
On Yazoo Street (Mississippi Route 17) at Elder James Rodgers Street, on the right when traveling north on Yazoo Street.
[Front]
Holmes County has been a significant contributor to the legacy of African American blues and gospel music in Mississippi. Heralded blues artists born or raised in the Lexington area include Elmore James (a native of Richland, . . . — — Map (db m140751) HM
On Court Dquare (Mississippi Route 12) at Oak Street, on the left when traveling south on Court Dquare.
To the Holmes County
soldiers of 1861—1865,
and members of Holmes
County Camp No 398 U.C.V.
in memory of their
patriotism and heroism
and to commend their
example to future
generations.
Their deeds, proud deeds.
shall . . . — — Map (db m184582) WM
On Court Square at Wall Street (State Route 17), on the left when traveling east on Court Square.
Began in 1820s as trading post. Incorporated in 1836. County seat of Holmes County since 1834. In 1907 the first Corn Club in the United States was organized here by W.H. (Corn Club) Smith. — — Map (db m140843) HM
On Ebenezer Road at State Route 17, on the right when traveling south on Ebenezer Road.
Milton Lee Olive III, a native of Chicago, moved to Holmes County and attended school in Lexington. During the Vietnam War, Olive served in Co. B, 2nd Bttn. (Airborne), 503rd Infantry. Near Phu Cong, on October 22, 1965, Olive saved the lives of . . . — — Map (db m140856) HM
On Tchula Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on Tchula Street.
St. Mary's is the successor to Calvary Parish,
organized in 1851 at “Wannalaw,” the home of
William Eggleston. Built in 1852-53 and
consecrated by Bishop William Mercer Green in
1855, the Calvary property was sold in 1878 to
build St. Mary's. . . . — — Map (db m219762) HM
On Mississippi Route 17 at Torrey Creek Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 17.
St. Paul Church of God in Christ (COGIC) was organized in 1897 by Bishop Charles Harrison Mason, the founder of the COGIC denomination. St. Paul has served as "Mother Church for the COGIC since its construction here in 1906. Saints Academy. formerly . . . — — Map (db m140853) HM
On Mississippi Route 17, 0.1 miles east of Acona Road, on the right when traveling north.
The church was built on three acres of land purchased in 1874 from
Mrs. A.T. Landfair for $25. Lumber for the building was shipped by
rail from Tennessee to Vaiden, then hauled to Acona by wagon.
The church was erected by John Hamilton. The . . . — — Map (db m219764) HM
On U.S. 51 at Lexington Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 51.
Born in 1835 in Alabama, Edmund Scarborough
became a successful farmer in Pickens. He
served in the Mississippi Legislature in 1870-1871
and organized what would become Union
Memorial UMC. John B. Scott, born near Pickens
in 1853, attended . . . — — Map (db m219757) HM
On Mississippi Route 17, 0.2 miles south of Mississippi Route 14, on the right when traveling south.
Here in 1849, Robert Morris, Mason, schoolmaster, began movement that resulted in creation of the Order of the Eastern Star. Schoolhouse has also housed Masons and Co. C 15th Miss. Inf. C.S.A. — — Map (db m140863) HM
On Martin Luther King Drive (U.S. 49E) at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Drive.
Front
Many blues performers who gained fame in the Delta, Jackson, and Chicago and on the southern soul circuit have lived in or near Tchula, including Elmore James, Hound Dog Taylor, Jimmy Dawkins, Jesse Robinson, Lewis "Love Doctor" . . . — — Map (db m121121) HM
On Martin Luther King Drive (U.S. 49E) at East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Drive.
Settled by Charles Land, 1826. Early settlers came by Rockport Road, built by Indians from Tchula Lake to Natchez Trace. Town was trade & shipping center for planters of this area. — — Map (db m121048) HM
On North Ray Street (Ohio Route 93) north of Ohio Route 651, on the left when traveling north.
Bouquet’s Trail, 1764. Unsatisfied by the treaty that ended the French and Indian War, Ottawa chief Pontiac led a confederacy of Native American tribes in attacks against the British frontier forts during 1763, a campaign known as . . . — — Map (db m13615) HM
On County Road 229, on the left when traveling east.
Side A:
This area, known as Calmoutier, was an early French Catholic farming community founded in 1832 by Claude Druhot, who came from Calmoutier, Hte-Saône, France. Its first native, the four-month-old Claude Joseph Druhot, was baptized on 9 . . . — — Map (db m24492) HM
On Jackson Street (County Route 192) just east of West Market Street, on the left when traveling east.
Republican congressman William M. McCulloch was one of the architects
of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, the first of three laws to
recommit the nation to the cause of civil rights in the 1960s. “Bill”
McCulloch was born near . . . — — Map (db m179748) HM
On County Road 6, on the right when traveling west.
On French Ridge in Richland Township, on June 5, 1863, local citizens in defiance of conscription attacked Elias Robinson, an enrolling officer of the Union Army. When Captain James Drake, the provost marshal, imprisoned the ringleaders, armed . . . — — Map (db m214473) HM
On South Clay Street, on the left when traveling north.
Purchased from
Nathan and Esther Brenner
by the
Holmes County Commissioners,
Robert S. Maurer •
Clayton Hershberger •
Jack E Nowels,
January 27 1982
Holmes County
Office Building
Auto Title Department •
County Office of . . . — — Map (db m214474) HM
On Jackson Street (Ohio Route 39) at Clay Street (Ohio Route 83), on the right when traveling east on Jackson Street.
Washington [north face]
Six Soldiers of the
Revolutionary War were
subsequently Residents of
Holmes County, Ohio.
Jackson [east face]
In memory of the
Soldiers of the War of A.D. 1812
who became citizens
of Holmes . . . — — Map (db m81741) WM
On Court Street at Amish Country Byway (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling west on Court Street.
Made in a Millersburg foundry by A. Dagon. This trough served the needs of Holmes County residents who visited the courthouse for official business until about 1939. As the automobile traffic increased, the hitching rail was moved to the east side . . . — — Map (db m205797) HM
On West Jackson Street (Route 39) just west of North Clay Street (Ohio Route 83), on the right when traveling east.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Hotel Millersburg
1847 — — Map (db m205798) HM
On West Jackson Street (Ohio Route 39) at North Grant Street, on the right when traveling west on West Jackson Street.
Adam Johnson and Charles Miller in 1815 laid out the plans for their town and named it Millersburg. On April 12, 1824 the town was chosen as the county seat and on March 6, 1835 it was incorporated.
Beautifully located upon elevated ground, . . . — — Map (db m177008) HM
On East Jackson Street (U.S. 62) at North Monroe Street, on the right when traveling west on East Jackson Street.
The Millersburg Opera House was built around 1890. In addition to the Opera House, the building also housed City Hall. The Opera House was used for various events over the years including the showing of motion pictures. Listed in the 1941 Film Daily . . . — — Map (db m177003) HM
On East Jackson Street (U.S. 62) at South Monroe Street, on the right when traveling east on East Jackson Street.
Dedicated to the men and women of Holmes County who have served their country so that freedom's light might shine through the world. — — Map (db m205795) WM
On County Road 114, 0.1 miles west of State Route 39, on the right when traveling west.
Jonas Stutzman, from Somerset County, Pennsylvania, came to this site in 1809 to clear land for farming and to build a log home for his family. He was the first permanent settler in the eastern portion of what would in 1825 become Holmes County. . . . — — Map (db m24493) HM
On Township Road 421, on the right when traveling north.
Peace-Loving Amish Pioneers Build Brotherly Native American Frontier Relations An unbarred log cabin door could mean vulnerability. But for one of the earliest pioneering families of the Ohio country the peace-loving Amish Jacob Mast . . . — — Map (db m240036) HM
