Settled 1889, on spur track of Georgia Pacific Railroad. North 8 mi. is site of final battle in 1770, when Choctaws and Chickasaws exterminated fierce Chocchuma Indian tribe. — — Map (db m77141) HM
On May 18, 1923, Lindbergh landed his "Jenny" northeast of here and damaged the propeller. He waited in Maben for a new one, then spent several days selling excursion rides at five dollars each to defray his expenses. — — Map (db m155267) HM
Unlike modern nations, Indian tribes seldom recognized clear, exact boundaries to their lands. However, the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians came to accept as a dividing line the stream that flowed in this valley. It remained the boundary until both . . . — — Map (db m84833) HM
This monument marks the Natchez Trace at Mathiston in the county of Webster, named for the great statesman Daniel Webster.
“Along this road brave spirits came over shallow brook and roaring stream, to toil and die and leave to men . . . — — Map (db m97625) HM
(Marker #1)
The Natchez Trace Parkway
This parkway, a unit of the National Park System, commemorates one of the great thoroughfares of early-day America: the Natchez Trace.
(Photo Captions)
Jackson Falls
A . . . — — Map (db m87494) HM
Completed in 1915, the Webster County Courthouse was designed by noted Mississippi architect N.S. Overstreet. An exceptional example of the Classical Revival style of public architecture, the courthouse served the country for almost a century. The . . . — — Map (db m155264) HM
