Once Indian village ruled by "Little Leader," Hopiah Iskitina. Named for Baron Johann DeKalb of American Revolution, who came to U.S. with Lafayette. Town chartered Dec. 23, 1833. — — Map (db m140657) HM
DeKalb is located where there was once a Choctaw
village led by Hopiah "Little Leader" Iskitima, who
fought with Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812 but
opposed Indian removal. The town is named for
Baron Johann de Kalb, who came to the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m284617) HM
John C. Stennis (1901-1995) was born in the Kipling community in Kemper County and lived in DeKalb. As a circuit judge, he heard many cases in this courthouse. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1947 and reelected six times, Stennis served as president . . . — — Map (db m140654) HM
Born in 1771 in Virginia, Reuben Kemper moved to Spanish West Florida in 1800 and was active in the affairs of the Mississippi Territory. After several attempts to overthrow Spanish rule by force, Kemper's vision became reality in 1810 when the . . . — — Map (db m140652) HM
Established in 1913, the town of Electric Mills was built by the Sumter Lumber Company, which relocated to Kemper County from Alabama. Powered by electricity generated by the mill, the town was among the first in Mississippi with electric lights and . . . — — Map (db m140642) HM
Est.1874 as a community church called Narkeeta Chapel. Land and nearby spring donated by J. L. Parmer. Reorganized 1890 as Chapel Hill Methodist Church. Present building constructed 1891, remodeled 1976. — — Map (db m140641) HM
This cemetery is a part of the plantation established by Jacob Giles (1799-1860) a settler from N. Carolina. Adjacent to the cemetery stood Grace Chapel (Epis.). Giles' house, built ca. 1825, stands .3 miles west. — — Map (db m140649) HM
This cemetery was part of the William Cannon plantation dedicated prior to 1839. William Cannon 1779 - 1843 great-great-grandfather of Margaret Cannon Boyce Brown. — — Map (db m92650) HM
William “Bill” Buckner Memorial Drive celebrates the memory of No. 16, Bill Buckner,
who was the epitome of a "Bull" Sullivan era football player. A two-time All-American
quarterback, Bill threw 17 touchdown passes before an injury ended his EMJC . . . — — Map (db m284578) HM
