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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lauderdale County
Florence is the county seat for Lauderdale County
Adjacent to Lauderdale County, Alabama
Colbert County(110) ► Lawrence County(59) ► Limestone County(90) ► Tishomingo County, Mississippi(30) ► Giles County, Tennessee(76) ► Hardin County, Tennessee(632) ► Lawrence County, Tennessee(61) ► Wayne County, Tennessee(28) ►
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As the Head Coach for the football team at the University of North Alabama, Robert Hue ("Bobby") Wallace's team earned three consecutive Division II National Championships (1993-1995),
and he was named Division II Coach of the Year three . . . — — Map (db m219300) HM
On Hermitage Drive at N.Cherry Street, on the left when traveling west on Hermitage Drive.
Coffee High School was located at this site from 1951 to 2004. From 1917 to 1950 it was located three blocks southwest, on the north side of Hermitage Drive at the intersection of North Walnut Street. Growth of the school over the years at that . . . — — Map (db m238220) HM
On Simmons Lane (County Route 243) at Waterloo Road (County Route 14), on the right when traveling west on Simmons Lane.
West End High School
1957-1969
West End High School was located here in the Oakland Community, less than a half-mile east of this location.
It was the first high school for African-Americans in western Lauderdale County, and the second in . . . — — Map (db m232313) HM
On County Road 47 at County Road 140, on the left when traveling north on County Road 47.
This is one of the earliest community burial grounds in Lauderdale County. The oldest dated gravestone is for Catherine Hill, first wife of Green Berry Hill, for whom the community is named. She died on June 8, 1825. George Kennedy deeded five acres . . . — — Map (db m154332) HM
In Memory of Our loved ones who were our heroes in the World's War of
1917-1918
Soldier Rest Thy Work is Done.
Tommie Burks · Price Hill · Luther Hines · Alvin McKinney · Barney Liles · Clyde Wilcoxson — — Map (db m48182) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 72) 0.2 miles west of County Road 69, on the right when traveling west.
Organized June 1818 near mouth of Blue Water Creek by Circuit Riders and became part of
Richland Circuit of Giles County, Tenn. Church later moved to Center Star (Originally known as Masonville) and named Driskel's Chapel until círca 1893, then . . . — — Map (db m156911) HM
Two hundred feet from where you are, in 40 feet of water, are the remains of Lock Six, the headquarters for a locking system of 9 locks that provided river traffic around the rapids and shoals. The river fall of 136 feet in about 37 miles prevented . . . — — Map (db m141979) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 72) at County Route 33, on the right when traveling west on Lee Highway.
(side 1)
Approximately 1.5 miles north of here, across Bluewater Creek near CR76, is the location of an early settlement known as Mitchell Town named for the Mitchells who settled there. In 1833, Samuel Herston owned land in the area which . . . — — Map (db m90837) HM
Lock Six, headquarters of Muscle Shoals Canal, was located 1.3 miles south of here. An 1836 attempt to build a bypass canal around the shoals proved unsuccessful. On November 10, 1890 the canal from Rogersville to Florence was successfully . . . — — Map (db m28452) HM
On J.C. Mauldin Highway west of Poplar Street, on the right when traveling west.
[Side 1:] The area known as Killen in Lauderdale County, was settled in the early 1800s. In 1826, Joseph Mason was appointed the first postmaster of the new community called Masonville, later to become Killen. The post office existed . . . — — Map (db m35169) HM
On Alabama Route 101 at County Route 71, on the right when traveling south on State Route 101.
Descended from early Lauderdale County pioneers, Andrew Lee Phillips established a general merchandise store here in 1888. Later, he owned and operated a gin, grist mill, and flour rolling mill. In 1917, he was responsible for the city's first bank . . . — — Map (db m176948) HM
On County Route 136, 0.6 miles east of County Road 640, on the right when traveling east.
Revolutionary War Veteran Benjamin French (1764-1847), a native of Virginia, is buried at this site. Arriving in Limestone County, Alabama, about 1808 French acquired this farm in 1837.
The nearby spring is the site of prehistoric Indian Village . . . — — Map (db m141982) HM
On Alabama Route 64 at County Road 89, on the right when traveling west on State Route 64.
Established in 1894 as New Salem Presbyterian Church. Originally affiliated with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, the first recorded meeting was held 1897, William White, Pastor.
The Church became affiliated with Presbyterian U.S.A. in 1907. . . . — — Map (db m86305) HM
On Rock Spring, 0.1 miles east of Natchez Trace Parkway.
The Tennessee River Bridge honors General John Coffee General Coffee served with distinction under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812's victory over Great Britain in the Battle of New Orleans. Jackson and Coffee used the Natchez Trace and . . . — — Map (db m232314) HM
On County Road 568 at County Road 51, on the left when traveling west on County Road 568.
The home-place of Bettie Anne Springer-Thornton lies 1.6 miles north on the east side of Lauderdale County Road 51. This home was originally a one-room log cabin, built between 1892 and 1894 by Levi Patrick Thornton. Two rooms and a dog-trot were . . . — — Map (db m141966) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 72) 0.4 miles east of County Route 113, on the right when traveling east.
(side 1)
Covington/Second Creek
Goodsprings Church
This site, one mile east of Elgin, has been referred to as “The Indian Mound.” There were white landowners here as early as 1833. Prior to 1936, there was a . . . — — Map (db m79914) HM
On Lovers Lane (County Route 610) west of Lambs Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
East End High School was the first school for African-American students in eastern Lauderdale County. Several elementary schools for Africian-American children were established in the area, including the Rogersville School located on the north . . . — — Map (db m215931) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 72) at County Route 635, on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway.
(side 1)
At this location is the Elk River that flows into the Tennessee River approximately four miles south of here. That location is the easternmost point of a massive underwater formation which was exposed until the early 1900s. The . . . — — Map (db m133187) HM
Gabriel Butler “Ole Gabe” was born in the Carolinas in 1779, about the time of the Revolutionary War. His name is on records in Kentucky in the 1800s. He married his first wife, Sarah Whitesides, in Warren County, KY, on December 26, 1803. Gabe . . . — — Map (db m216372) HM
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"Trusted, honored, and loved by the people of Alabama for his splendid character and distinguished service as a citizen and soldier." Born September 10, 1836, in Augusta, Georgia, Joseph Wheeler graduated from West Point in 1859, . . . — — Map (db m84295) HM WM
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The settlement of what is now eastern Lauderdale County (known as "Over Elk)" by non-Native Americans commenced by 1807.
Federal land sales were held in Huntsville during the spring of 1818.
Although much of the land was described . . . — — Map (db m84296) HM
On Wheeler Street/Lambs Ferry Road (Alabama Route 207) south of Lee Street (County Route 66), on the left when traveling south.
(Side 1)
From about 1775 until his death on August 9, 1807, Chickamauga Cherokee Chief Doublehead controlled the Muscle Shoals of the Tennessee River. Two major Indian trails, Sipsie Trail and an east-west trail, intersected in the . . . — — Map (db m99972) HM
On College Street at Williams Street, on the left when traveling east on College Street.
(side 1)
Prior to 1912, a private school, Rogersville High School, was housed in a two-story wooden frame building located in this vicinity. On August 7, 1907, an act was passed by the Alabama Legislature to establish a state high school in . . . — — Map (db m84297) HM
When the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources began a Bald Eagle Restoration Project in 1984, Bald Eagles had not successfully nested in Alabama since 1949. Thanks to these restoration efforts, Bald Eagle populations increased . . . — — Map (db m107997) HM
On Lee Street (County Route 66) at Dement Street, on the right when traveling west on Lee Street.
(side 1)
The earliest place of worship in Rogersville was a brush arbor located approximately 200 yards west of this historic location in what is now the old Liberty Cemetery. A building in which several faiths worshipped was later . . . — — Map (db m84298) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 72) at County Route 66, on the right when traveling west on Lee Highway.
(side 1)
Samuel Burney: 1763-1849
Revolutionary War Veteran
Samuel Burney, Sr., was born on January 30, 1763, in Guilford Co., NC. He was among 17 known Revolutionary War veterans to settle in the area that became Lauderdale . . . — — Map (db m84299) HM
On Alabama Route 101 at County Route 646, on the right when traveling north on State Route 101.
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Springfield Community 1810
Springfield Community is believed to have been among the earliest settlements in Lauderdale County. It was laid out as a town and considered as the location for the county seat. As early as 1810, . . . — — Map (db m100604) HM
On Wheeler Dam Highway (Alabama Route 101) 0.5 miles south of County Route 584, on the left when traveling south.
Wheeler Dam
Wheeler Dam is located south of here on the Tennessee River, between Lauderdale County on the north and Lawrence County on the south. It is located 275 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River at Paducah, Ky. on the Ohio River. . . . — — Map (db m105132) HM
Nature Preserve and Recreation Area
This tract was protected through the efforts of the Alabama's Forever Wild Land Trust,
The Alabama Lands of The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources with assistance of the Lauderdale County . . . — — Map (db m106468) HM
On Old Jackson Hwy at Co Rd 47/Old Jackson Hwy and Co Rd 30 St. Florian on Old Jackson Hwy.
In 1872, Father A. J. Houser, Director of the Homestead Society of Cincinnati, Ohio founded St. Florian. He subdivided the land for German immigrants who became independent landowners, built homes and reared their families. Many of the descendants . . . — — Map (db m35263) HM
On Church Road (County Road 30) west of Old Jackson Highway (County Road 61).
In 1872, Catholics of German ancestry settled on the former Wilson Plantation and established the town of St. Florian. St. Michael's Church was built south of the road, moved to the present site in 1878, and replaced with the present building in . . . — — Map (db m84300) HM
On Lauderdale County 1 (County Route 1) 1.5 miles north of Lauderdale County 14 (County Route 14), on the left when traveling north.
When the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources began a Bald Eagle Restoration Project in 1984, Bald Eagles had not successfully nested in Alabama since 1949. Thanks to these restoration efforts, Bald Eagle populations increased . . . — — Map (db m105709) HM
The Newman House was restored and presented in 1995 to the citizens of Waterloo by Ezra Lee Culver, as a memorial to his wife, Edith Elizabeth Newman Culver.
Built in 1872 by Hiram L. and Julia Ann Young Richardson. This house was purchased in . . . — — Map (db m29276) HM
On Lauderdale County 1 (County Route 1) 0.8 miles north of Lauderdale County 14 (County Route 14), on the left when traveling north.
Birds Come From All Directions to Enjoy the Tasty Treats Hidden Beneath the Mud
In the late summer. fall, and winter, reservoir levels in the Tennessee River Valley drop drastically to expose areas of mudflats. although unsightly to some, theses . . . — — Map (db m105713) HM
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 330.2), 1.4 miles north of County Road 2, on the right when traveling north.
Rock Spring Nature Trail offers you an opportunity to explore a small natural spring as it bubbles forth from the ground. Small fish dart about a deep pool created as the stream wandered through rich bottomland soil and limestone rock. Vegetation . . . — — Map (db m84703) HM
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 330.2), 1.4 miles north of County Road 2, on the right when traveling north.
Few birds are as distinctive and charismatic as hummingbirds. From their iridescent plumage to their incredible aerial antics, hummingbirds are an irresistible attraction at Rock Springs. Each fall, hundreds of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds pass this . . . — — Map (db m84702)
Thousands of Cherokee Indians passed through Waterloo in the 1830s when they were forced by the U.S. government to move West on the "Trail of Tears". Most came by boat from Tuscumbia and camped here to await transfer to larger steamboats. During the . . . — — Map (db m84301) HM
One of Alabama's oldest incorporated towns. Waterloo was an important Tennessee river port during the steamboat era. In low~water season after large boats from Louisville, Cincinnati and other places downriver unloaded here: smaller craft . . . — — Map (db m84302) HM
On County Route 14 at County Route 2, on the right when traveling north on County Route 14.
At this site from mid-January to mid-March 1865, Maj. Gen. James Harrison Wilson, U.S. Army, assembled the largest cavalry force ever massed in the western hemisphere. Five divisions totaling 22,000 camped from Gravelly Springs westward to . . . — — Map (db m32770) HM
On West Lauderdale Road at State Highway 19, on the left when traveling north on West Lauderdale Road.
Born in Collinsville, Ross Alexander Collins (1880 ~ 1968) served as Mississippi’s attorney general from 1912~1920 and was elected to Congress in 1920, where he served a total of ten terms until 1943. Collins led the effort to acquire the Otto . . . — — Map (db m179039) HM
On State Highway 39 south of Daleville Prismatic Road, on the right when traveling north.
Founded here in 1865 by Rev. J.L. Cooper as Spring Hill Male & Female Institute. Renamed Cooper Institute 1873. Among first coeducational schools in Miss. Rev. Cooper elected Miss. Hall of Fame. — — Map (db m179046) HM
On State Highway 39 at Daleville Prismatic Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 39.
Pioneer soldier & scout. Hero, War of 1812. Rode from Georgia to Battle of New Orleans, with news for Andrew Jackson. Died 1841. Buried at Old Daleville. Remains moved here in 1965. — — Map (db m179047) HM
On State Highway 39 at Daleville Prismatic Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 39.
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“There isn’t a man this side of hell who can stop Sam Dale. Sam, you have been true to your country.”
Andrew Jackson
(right)
“My trust has been in God, and the greater the peril, the firmer my faith.”
General Samuel . . . — — Map (db m179048) WM
On Hillview Drive (Old State Highway 39) at John C Stennis Drive, on the right when traveling north on Hillview Drive.
Now Lizelia. Named for Sam Dale, famous scout & hero of “Canoe Fight”, War of 1812. Guided Choctaws to Oklahoma. Died here, 1841. Grave is 2 mi. west in Old Cochrane Cemetery. — — Map (db m179049) HM
Near Old Highway 45 North at York Road, on the right when traveling north.
S. E. 1.7 mi. is hospital site & burial spot of 1020 C.S.A. & 80 Union men wounded at Shiloh, Corinth, Iuka, Jackson, Bakers Creek, Vicksburg, & in Forrest's N. Miss. battles. — — Map (db m140639) HM
Near Kewanee Road, 1 mile south of York Road, on the right when traveling south.
Once a popular resort, Lauderdale Springs became a Confederate hospital and cemetery. Markers pay tribute to 1,020 Confederate and 80 Union soldiers, although local historians believe no Union troops are actually buried here. — — Map (db m141012) HM
On Dale Drive at Ponta Street, on the right when traveling north on Dale Drive.
N.W. ¾ mi. Here are buried 170 unknown Confederate soldiers who died at field
hospital after various battles in 1862-63 from Shiloh to Vicksburg. — — Map (db m140985) HM
On Confederate Drive, 0.7 miles Dale Drive (Old U.S. 45N), on the right when traveling north.
Marion CSA Cemetery and its surrounding area contain the remains of 170 Confederate soldiers who died at a nearby field hospital in 1862-64 following various battles, from Shiloh to Vicksburg. — — Map (db m141008) HM
On Old Homestead Road, 0.3 miles south of Experiment Station Road, on the right when traveling south.
Memorials at Old Marion Cemetery honor 11 unknown Confederate soldiers. A marker also memorializes Confederate Major Constantine Rea, a lawyer and politician. His wife, Margaret, and their daughters saved Old Marion Courthouse after Union troops set . . . — — Map (db m141009) HM
On 10th Avenue south of 21st Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Thomas J. Wilson and St. Luke's cemeteries were associated with the Masonic lodges that once stood on this city block. The cemeteries have over 100 extant formal markers on the graves of civilians and veterans from five American military . . . — — Map (db m111125) HM
On 25th Avenue at 5th Street, on the left when traveling north on 25th Avenue.
The African-American Business District provided services that Meridian’s black community could not otherwise receive due to Jim Crow laws that kept the South segregated. It was the location of a hotel, restaurants, barber and beauty shops, a . . . — — Map (db m111048) HM
On 25th Avenue at 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on 25th Avenue.
The portion of the Meridian Downtown Historic Preservation District centered on the intersection of 25th Avenue with 5th Street has a long historical association with the African-American community due to the concentration of black-owned businesses . . . — — Map (db m111039) HM
On Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Drive, 0.2 miles north of Highland Park Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Born Sept. 8, 1897, at Meridian, Miss. Known as the “Singing Brakeman,” Rodger's recordings of Southern blues and ballads greatly contributed to the world-wide popularity of a distinctly American musical form. — — Map (db m77219) HM
On 13th Street at 28th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 13th Street.
The 13th Street Colored Branch Library, also known as the Carnegie Library for Blacks, opened in 1913 on a site donated by St. Paul Methodist Church. The library was one of twelve segregated libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie. The one-story, red . . . — — Map (db m140955) HM
Lieutenant Read, a native Mississippian, is buried here. He was an 1860 graduate of Annapolis. With a crew of 17, he captured 22 Union ships in 21 days and struck terror across the eastern seaboard. This adventure has been called the most brilliant, . . . — — Map (db m111135) HM
On 45th Avenue north of 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Council of Organizations is a nonprofit association that promotes social, cultural and educational interests of the African-American community. The building was formerly an IGA grocery that was picketed during the Civil Rights movement. — — Map (db m111078) HM
Near 22nd Avenue (Mississippi Route 493) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
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Meridian's Jimmie Rodgers Day festivals of the 1950s, the first held May 26, 1953, became known as National Country Music Days, marking a turning point in the nation's enthusiasm for country music. Stars and fans from every . . . — — Map (db m77171) HM
On Front Street near 18th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Well-preserved industrial complex grouped about a railroad depot, center of railroad industry, the impetus to Meridian's growth after 1860. Included farm products processing businesses of inventor G.W. Soule. — — Map (db m60075) HM
On 30th Avenue at 10th Street, on the left when traveling north on 30th Avenue.
Build ca. 1870 by industrialist J.R. Dial. His son, E.H. Dial, who served as mayor (1893-1901) also lived here. The city's code of ordinances was adopted during his term, and he was responsible for many civic improvements. In 1899, he wrote the . . . — — Map (db m77214) HM
On 23rd Avenue at 20th Street, on the right when traveling south on 23rd Avenue. Reported missing.
This Tudor Revival home built in 1923, was the home of Dr. William Jefferson Anderson, founder of the Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. Remaining in family hands from his death in 1951 until 1992, the house was purchased in 2001 by the United . . . — — Map (db m111060) HM
On 23rd Avenue at 11th Street, on the right when traveling south on 23rd Avenue.
The East Mississippi Female College was established here in 1869 by the Central Methodist Church and became recognized as one of the finest female colleges in the South under the leadership of John Wesley Beeson, President (1869-1903). The college . . . — — Map (db m111120) HM
On 5th Street at 20th Avenue, on the left when traveling north on 5th Street.
Front
Elsie Williamson McWilliams (1896-1985), the sister of Jimmie Rodgers's second wife Carrie, wrote or contributed to music and lyrics for thirty-nine of the songs that Rodgers performed or recorded, although she never received . . . — — Map (db m77170) HM
On 9th Street west of Constitution Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The Federal Courthouse in Meridian was the site of two of the most significant legal actions in Civil Rights history: the filing of James Meredith's lawsuit to integrate the University of Mississippi in 1961 and the infamous "Mississippi Burning" . . . — — Map (db m111056) HM
On 38th Avenue north of Davis Street, on the right when traveling north.
Founded in 1891, First Union Missionary Baptist Church served as a meeting place for numerous Civil Rights activities. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke here during the Freedom Summer of 1964. Weeks later, First Union was the site of activist James . . . — — Map (db m111084) HM
On 4th Street at Constitution Avenue, on the left when traveling west on 4th Street.
Freedom Riders traveled through the Meridian bus station without major incident, thanks to negotiation efforts by local Civil Rights activists and police. Their experience was unlike that in other cities, where they faced mob violence and arrests. — — Map (db m111066) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at 16th Street, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
In the summer of 1964, dozens of Freedom Schools opened across Mississippi. The largest was located at Meridian Baptist Seminary. It provided additional education opportunities to the African-American community and hosted the statewide Freedom . . . — — Map (db m111077) HM
On 23rd Avenue, 0.1 miles 25th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Buried just east of this site. “Sonny” Montgomery served in the Mississippi State Senate 1956-1966 and the U. S. House of Representatives 1967-1997. A retired Major General in the Mississippi National Guard, Montgomery championed . . . — — Map (db m76698) HM
On 44th Avenue at Jimmie Rogers Memorial Drive, on the right when traveling north on 44th Avenue.
Opened in 1909 as one of the South's premier streetcar pleasure parks, it consists of 32 informally landscaped acres and contains an 1890s Dentzel Carousel which is designated a National Historic Landmark. — — Map (db m77218) HM
On Oak Grove Drive, 0.1 miles north of Azalea Drive (Old Mississippi Route 19), on the right when traveling north.
Front
Singing winningly, with storytelling clarity and physicality, of the real lives and fondest dreams of his down home audience, with varied musical backing that ranged from his own solitary guitar to rural pickers, horns, and . . . — — Map (db m77176) HM
On Front Street near 17th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Jimmie Rodgers (1897 – 1933) is widely known as the "father of country music," but blues was a prominent element
of his music. The influence of his famous "blue yodels" can be heard in the music of Mississippi blues artists
including . . . — — Map (db m59656) HM
On 5th Street at Constitution Avenue, on the right on 5th Street.
The Lauderdale County Department of Archives and History was the state's first county archives department. Materials include the Civil War diary of James Palmer and more than 40 volumes on Civil War soldiers titled Confederate Deaths and . . . — — Map (db m141007) HM
Near 23rd Avenue at 6th Street, on the left when traveling south.
1917 – 1918
To the glory
of God
and in honor of
those of
Lauderdale
County
who patriotically
answered the call
of our country
to uphold justice
and the rights
of humanity
and in loving
remembrance of
those . . . — — Map (db m77473) WM
On 24th Avenue south of 20th Street, on the right when traveling south.
A native of Meridian, Lewis Crook (1898-1967) moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1915 to attend Georgia Tech. Crook began his career with the architectural firm of Hentz, Reid and Adler. In 1923, Crook formed his own firm with business partner Daniel . . . — — Map (db m111123) HM
Charles William “Savez” Read (1840-1890) was an officer in the pre-Civil War U.S. Navy. Joining the Confederate navy, Read was nicknamed the “Seawolf of the Confederacy” for his daring exploits.
After serving on the CSS . . . — — Map (db m111031) HM
Built: 1889
Architect: Gustavus Maurice Torgenson
Constructor: C.M. Rubush
Architectural Style: Romanesque
Designated a Mississippi Landmark on June 12, 2002
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing . . . — — Map (db m111176) HM
On Mississippi Route 19 N south of 8th Street, on the right when traveling south.
In the 1880s, Matty Hersee Wright and
other civic-minded women established a
hospital in Meridian and constructed a
building on Poplar Springs Drive in 1903.
In 1923, a new, 50,000-square-foot
hospital was built here. First known as
the East . . . — — Map (db m235055) HM
On 6th Street west of 16th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Earliest evidence of Meridian's settlement, containing burials of first settler Richard McLemore, victims of 1871 riot, and 1878 Yellow Fever epidemic. Listed in National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m111129) HM
On 6th Street at 16th Avenue, on the left when traveling west on 6th Street.
Meridian's oldest cemetery was founded by Richard McLemore, Meridian's first permanent white settler, in 1839. Buried here are many of the approximately 30 victims who died during the Meridian Race Riot of 1871. The riot signaled the end of the . . . — — Map (db m111067) HM
On Front Street near 18th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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. — — Map (db m59695) HM
On 25th Avenue at 5th Street, on the left when traveling north on 25th Avenue.
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Meridian blues and jazz performers have played important roles in musical history, both locally and nationally, not only supplying a foundation for other genres but also propelling music in new directions. Notables with Meridian . . . — — Map (db m111037) HM
On 23rd Avenue (State Highway 493) at 6th Street, on the right when traveling south on 23rd Avenue.
Front
Rhythm & blues and soul singers have been major contributors to Meridian’s deep African American musical heritage, extending the legacy molded by gospel, jazz and traditional blues artists. David Ruffin of the Temptations and his . . . — — Map (db m77426) HM
Near Front Street near 18th Avenue when traveling east.
Monday, September 4th, Labor Day, 1950 at 9:30 p.m. 125 local Marine Reserves of Meridian's "C" Battery, 4th 155mm Howitzer Battalion U.S.M.C.R. held their last local muster here at the old Union Station enroute to Camp Pendleton, California and . . . — — Map (db m60059) HM
On Martin Luther King Junior Drive at 10th Street, on the left when traveling north on Martin Luther King Junior Drive.
A 20-room Neoclassical Revival mansion completed in 1904, the house began as a small cottage which served as headquarters for Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in 1863. Merrehope is now a museum of local history. — — Map (db m77216) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, 0.1 miles north of 8th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Merrehope, built by an early settler's daughter, was occupied by Confederate Generals Joseph E. Johnston (1863) and Leonidas Polk (1863-64), then by Union officers. It is one of six homes to survive the Battle of Meridian. — — Map (db m111095) HM
On 39th Avenue north of Highland Park Drive, on the right when traveling north.
One of the Battle of Meridian's few skirmishes occurred at Missouri Ridge, where Union troops from Missouri camped. For years, Confederate veterans held an annual mock battle here to commemorate the skirmish. — — Map (db m111096) HM
On Front Street near 21st Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Born in Meridian and the grandson of the railway yard manager where Jimmie Rodgers
worked, Moe Bandy became one of country music’s most popular singers of the 1970s and ‘80s. A master of honky
tonk as well as cowboy songs that reflected . . . — — Map (db m60544) HM
On 13th Avenue at 14th Street, on the right when traveling north on 13th Avenue.
Newell Chapel CME Church was involved in Civil Rights meetings and voter registration projects. It was one of three original locations of the Head Start program. The church parsonage was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1968. — — Map (db m111068) HM
On 47th Avenue at 9th Street, on the right when traveling south on 47th Avenue.
Folk singer and political activist Pete Seeger was performing for a large crowd of Freedom Summer volunteers when he received word that the bodies of Civil Rights workers James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman had been found. The crowd . . . — — Map (db m111081) HM
On State Highway 493, 0.1 miles north of North Hills Street, on the right when traveling north.
Front
The electronic amplification of vocals and musical instruments resulted in dramatic changes in the blues in the post-World War II era, notably the rise to prominence of the electric guitar. Peavey Electronics, founded in 1965 by . . . — — Map (db m77192) HM
On Poplar Springs Drive at 24th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Poplar Springs Drive.
In 1905, local lumber businessman M.R. Grant laid out a plan for the lots and streets along Poplar Springs Drive and named it Marion Park in honor of his daughter. By 1912 along this winding road, featuring large homes, a street car line and Matty . . . — — Map (db m93143) HM
Near Front Street, 0.1 miles west of 17th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Meridian was a Civil War railroad center with an arsenal, a military hospital, and state offices. On Feb, 14, 1865, General Sherman's troops reached town and began destroying track, cutting an essential Confederate supply line. — — Map (db m77472) HM
A burial mound at Rose Hill Cemetery contains the remains of more than 100 Confederate soldiers. Nebraska Carter Read also rests here alongside her husband, Lieutenant Charles W. Read, the "John Paul Jones of the Confederate Navy." — — Map (db m111089) HM
Near Front Street, 0.1 miles west of 17th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
To prevent repair of rails, General Sherman's troops created “bow ties.” They burned crossties to heat rails, then twisted the rails around trees. Altogether they destroyed more than 100 miles of track around Meridian. — — Map (db m77469) HM
On Highland Avenue at 35th Street, on the right when traveling north on Highland Avenue.
Founded by John Wesley Beeson in 1903 as the Meridian Woman's College to which was added the Conservatory of Music in 1904. The school merged with Beeson's Meridian Male College in 1914, becoming known as the Meridian College and Conservatory. . . . — — Map (db m140958) HM
On 37th Street west of Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Founded by John Wesley Beeson in 1902 on a campus originally developed by Rev. L. M. Stone as a college for women, the Meridian Male College was led by President Malcolm A. Beeson from 1903-1913, when it merged with John Beeson's Meridian Female . . . — — Map (db m140962) HM
On 5th Street at 23rd Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 5th Street.
Sit-ins, pickets and boycotts were used to persuade white-owned businesses to hire black employees and integrate lunch counters. The Meridian Action Committee (MAC) was formed in part to carry out these tasks. Kress, Woolworth's and Newberry . . . — — Map (db m111052) HM
On 20th Street at 18th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 20th Street.
St. John Baptist Church was one of two locations where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was scheduled to speak in 1964, as well as the site of Polly Heidelberg's memorable confrontation of a former Klan member. "Miss Polly" was a mother figure to local . . . — — Map (db m111070) HM
On 18th Avenue north of 19th Street, on the right when traveling north.
St. Joseph Catholic Church operated a coeducational school that served young black students from 1910 to 1970. The school also offered adult education classes. Former students include James Chaney and Polly Heidelberg. — — Map (db m111069) HM
On 8th Street at 24th Avenue (Mississippi Highway 493), on the right when traveling west on 8th Street.
Erected 1923-27 by the Hamasa Shriners in Moorish Revival style, this theater was among the finest movie/vaudeville “palaces” of its day, having one of the largest stage facilities in the United States. — — Map (db m77217) HM
