On Country Club Road, 0.1 miles south of Mississippi Highway 6, on the left when traveling south.
This timber framed Greek Revival-style house, built in the mid-1850s, was constructed from hand-hewn lumber and connected with wooden pegs. The Bates House was the home of Rev. James Wesley Bates, a Methodist minister and railroad Conductor, for . . . — — Map (db m85260) HM
On College Street at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east on College Street.
In September 1857 the Mississippi
and Tennessee Railroad arrived
here, drawing businesses and
residents from nearby Panola,
also known as Panola Landing,
a port on the south bank of the
Tallahatchie River. The new
railroad hub was named . . . — — Map (db m173899) HM
On U.S. 51 at Westmoorland Drive, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 51.
The Batesville Magnolia Cemetery was
established before the Civil War. Land for
the cemetery was donated by a local citizen,
Mrs. Cypressa C. Vance Rootes (1816-1881) for
use as a public burial ground. The earliest
recorded grave dates to the . . . — — Map (db m235189) HM
On Mississippi Route 35N, 0.5 miles south of Interstate 55, on the right when traveling south.
Seven mounds were originally recorded at the Batesville site. Of these, two remain intact. Mound B is a rectangular platform mound nine feet high; Mound C is a conical and stands 20 feet high. Mounds A and D have been greatly reduced by plowing but . . . — — Map (db m102575) HM
On Hoskins Road at Panola Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Hoskins Road.
On Tuesday, March 19, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a number of his aides came to Batesville to enlist participants in a planned Washington camp-in. While in Batesville, Dr. King spoke at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church to explain how the . . . — — Map (db m85264) HM
On Curtis Road at Macedonia Road, on the right when traveling east on Curtis Road.
Constructed to educate black children
during the Jim Crow era, the Macedonia
Rosenwald School was the educational
and cultural center of the community. The
school was constructed in 1923-24 by
the Webb brothers, who were local
builders, and . . . — — Map (db m235180) HM
On Panola Avenue at Lester Street, on the left when traveling north on Panola Avenue.
Built in 1895 by Andrew Johnson, St. Stephens was used as a church until the late 1930s and was deconsecrated after 1940. Since then, the building has housed the American Legion Post #118, the city library, and a voting precinct and served as a . . . — — Map (db m85268) HM
On East Oak Street (Mississippi Route 310) at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on East Oak Street.
Named for Lake Como, Italy. First settled in 1832 by George Tait. Moved in 1857 to Tait property near railroad. Called Como Depot until 1906. Birthplace of Stark Young, famous author. — — Map (db m102670) HM
On Main Street at Sledge Street, in the median on Main Street.
Front
Fred McDowell, a seminal figure in Mississippi hill country blues, was one of the most vibrant performers of the 1960s blues revival. McDowell (c. 1906-1972) was a sharecropper and local entertainer in 1959 when he made his first . . . — — Map (db m102873) HM
On Main Street, 0.1 miles north of East Oak Street (State Route 310), in the median.
Front
Napolian Strickland (1924-2001) was one of Mississippi's most gifted musicians in the fife and drum and country blues traditions. A lifelong resident of the Como-Senatobia area, Strickland excelled on the homemade cane fife and . . . — — Map (db m102874) HM
On Main Street at Sledge Street, in the median on Main Street.
Front
The African American fife and drum tradition in north Mississippi stretches back to the 1800s and is often noted for its similarities to African music. Its best known exponent, Otha (or Othar) Turner (c. 1908-2003), presided over . . . — — Map (db m102872) HM
On Main Street north of East Oak Street (State Route 310), on the left when traveling north.
Young was born October 11, 1881, in Como. In 1897, two years after
his family moved to Oxford, Mississippi, he enrolled at the University of
Mississippi. He would receive his B.A. there in 1901, and an M.A.
degree from Columbia University in New . . . — — Map (db m235142) HM
On Main Street north of East Oak Street (State Route 310), on the right when traveling north.
Como Mississippi-born Stark Young contributed to
the literary legacy of the 20th century – as a dramŕ
critic, novelist, playwright and poet. An accomplished
artist educator and often called the greatest drama
critic in the history of the . . . — — Map (db m235154) HM
On Ballentine Road at Rock Hill Road, on the left when traveling east on Ballentine Road.
Dr. Lynda Ruth Campbell (1958-2001), a
native of Sardis, received degrees in special
education therapy and speech pathology at
Ole Miss. After earning a Ph.D. from Howard
University in 1985, she joined the faculty at
St. Louis University in . . . — — Map (db m235187) HM
On West Lee Street (Mississippi Route 315) at Hightower Street, on the right when traveling west on West Lee Street.
The home of John W. Kyle, state Supreme Court Justice, and Andrew Johnson, noted architect; Sardis began ca. 1844 as a tiny log school and preaching house. Incorp. in 1866, it became the seat of Panola County in 1871. — — Map (db m102672) HM
On Mississippi Route 315 west of Mt Level Road, on the right when traveling west.
In the late 1930s, elementary teachers
Olivette Ellis and Minnie Smith. supported by
the trustees and county superintendent. worked
to open a training school for high school students.
With funding from the Smith-Hughes Act and a
teacher . . . — — Map (db m235177) HM
On County Highway 456, 0.5 miles County Highway 458, on the right when traveling north.
Lorenzo H. Adams (1849-1912) came to this area from Arkansas after the Civil War. He was elected constable in 1880 and later served as Justice of the Peace and Deputy Sheriff upon the death of his daughter Georgia Anne (1871-1884), Adams donated . . . — — Map (db m160630) HM
On St. Mary Street (Business U.S. 59) at East Panola Street, on the right when traveling north on St. Mary Street.
In 1907, twelve area women, including Texas' first woman senator, Margie Neal, established the circulating book club. Focusing on civic and social issues in addition to literacy, the club's first major project was to raise funds for Carthage's first . . . — — Map (db m208879) HM
On West Sabine Street at North Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling west on West Sabine Street.
Organized with 17 members on September 26, 1901, Central Baptist has been a significant part of Carthage's religious and cultural heritage through the years. Formed under the leadership of the Rev. H. E. Harris, the early congregation included . . . — — Map (db m105279) HM
Near County Highway 445, 0.2 miles east of Farm to Market Road 31, on the right when traveling east.
The community of Deadwood was established in the 1830s by the Adam LaGrone family. A family burial ground was begun on the LaGrone farm in 1847 when Adam LaGrone's wife Christeena, died. Adam was buried next to his wife nine years later. Although . . . — — Map (db m160632) HM
On South Market Street (County Highway 10) at West Wellington Street, on the right when traveling south on South Market Street.
Gospel meetings in the late 1880s brought together enough prospective members to organize the First Christian Church of Carthage. Hamilton Pollard deeded a lot to the congregation in 1890, and a building was completed the next year. When the . . . — — Map (db m110933) HM
Near South Sycamore Street at West Wellington Street.
In 1862, Jimmy Arnold, a 15 year old orphan boy from Carthage, left Texas to fight in the Civil War as a member of Company G, 14th Texas Cavalry.
As a line formed for the Battle of Chickamauga on Sept. 20, 1863, Jimmy had a premonition that he . . . — — Map (db m105842) HM WM
Near Farm to Market Road 31, 0.4 miles south of County Road 4557, on the right when traveling north.
Historic Civil
Engineering Landmark
International Boundary Marker
Republic of Texas-United States
(Set April 23, 1841)
Designated by the Texas and Louisiana Sections — — Map (db m105272) HM
Near Farm to Market Road 31, 0.4 miles south of County Road 4557, on the right when traveling north.
In the early 1700s, France and Spain began disputing their New World international boundary that included this area; each nation claimed what is now Texas. When the U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, the boundary was still . . . — — Map (db m105262) HM
Born in Galloway, James Travis Reeves played professional baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals' minor league team until an injury forced him to abandon that career. He became a radio disc jockey and formed a country western band. Joining the Grand . . . — — Map (db m26550) HM
Kentucky native Jonathan "Old Shelby" Anderson, a grandson of American Revolution veteran Bailey Anderson, settled in this area when Texas was part of Mexico. He served in the Texas Revolution and fought at the Battle of San Jacinto. In 1848 he . . . — — Map (db m105277) HM
A native of Panola County, Margie Elizabeth Neal began her career as a teacher in 1893. She became editor and owner of the East Texas Register newspaper in 1904. A respected educator and leader in the woman suffrage movement, she was the first . . . — — Map (db m104958) HM
On Shelby Street, on the left when traveling north.
Designed by J. N. Carnes and completed in 1891, this structure served as the Panola County Jail for sixty-two years. The two-story brick building exhibits Italianate and Romanesque style influences and features a symmetrical facade with projecting . . . — — Map (db m208887) HM
Near Shelby Street at East Panola Street (Business U.S. 79).
Formed from
Harrison and Shelby Counties
Created March 30, 1846
Organized July 13, 1846
Named for an Indian word
meaning "cotton"
County Seat, Pulaski, 1846
Carthage, since 1848 — — Map (db m104956) HM
On West Panola Street (Business U.S. 79), on the right when traveling east.
Tom M. Bowers (1837-1916) printed the first issue of the Watchman on July 2, 1873. He had published the Carthage Banner here from 1859 until he left about 1861 to serve in the Confederate army. Type was handset, and news items came from other . . . — — Map (db m208880) HM
On U.S. 79, 0.4 miles west of County Road 301, on the right when traveling east.
In the 1870s Richard Ormand Respess (1839-1906) and his wife Nannie Lois Williams moved here from Harrison County. Respess gave the land and taught at the first school built in the Frog Pond community, known later as Liberty Chapel. His oldest son . . . — — Map (db m208882) HM
On Farm to Market Road 31, 0.1 miles north of U.S. 79, on the left when traveling north.
Site of 1850 sawmill and grist mill. Settled mostly by cotton planters. Center for markets and gins. Oil development after 1900.
Named for Col. Alfred W. DeBerry (1829-1903). 28th Texas Cavalry, Dismounted Confederate Army. In 1863 – 65 . . . — — Map (db m160717) HM
On Farm to Market Road 31 at County Highway 3151, on the right when traveling north on Highway 31.
This fellowship grew from the pioneer Bell-Fountain Baptist Church, which was organized prior to the Civil War. After a fire destroyed the Bell-Fountain Chapel in 1880, members started two separate congregations: Shady Grove and DeBerry. Land for . . . — — Map (db m160712) HM
On County Highway 328, 0.1 miles north of U.S. 79, on the right when traveling north.
This site was originally part of a tract owned by pioneer area settlers Richard and Polly Golden. They later gave it to their daughter Elizabeth and her husband Cornelius Crenshaw. Who buried a son here in the 1840s. They deeded the property to . . . — — Map (db m160760) HM
On U.S. 79, 4 miles west of Farm to Market Road 1970, on the left when traveling east.
The Rev. Littleton Fowler, an early Methodist missionary in East Texas, is believed to have organized this congregation between 1837 and 1839. Land for the first sanctuary, now the site of Old Williams Cemetery (1 mi. W), was donated by Purviance . . . — — Map (db m221458) HM
