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Markers of the Mississippi state historical marker program administered by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. It includes state markers installed by previous state departments and agencies. This series does not include markers of the Mississippi Freedom Trail, Mississippi Blues Trail, Mississippi Country Music Trail, and Mississippi Mound Trail, which have their own series categories.
 
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By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 31, 2023
Grenada Dam Marker
201 Mississippi, Grenada County, Grenada — Grenada Dam
The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 affected an area of 27,000 square miles. More than 130,000 homes were lost and 700,000 people were displaced. Congress took action, passing the Flood Control Act of 1936. The U.S. Army Corp of . . . Map (db m219775) HM
202 Mississippi, Grenada County, Grenada — Grenada Fort
In 1862 the Confederate army built forts throughout Grenada in response to General Ulysses S. Grant's Mississippi Central Railroad Campaign to capture Vicksburg. This small fort was placed to guard the approach to Grenada from the south, along . . . Map (db m173975) HM
203 Mississippi, Grenada County, Grenada — J. Augustine Signaigo
J. Augustine Signaigo, born in 1835 in Italy, founded the Grenada Sentinel in 1854. A poet, he wrote the libretto of a hit Civil War operetta, "The Vivandiere." He served as president of the Mississippi Press Association in 1869. He died in . . . Map (db m89888) HM
204 Mississippi, Grenada County, Grenada — J. Augustine Signaigo
J. Augustine Signaigo, born in 1835 in Italy, founded the Grenada Sentinel in 1854. A poet, he wrote the libretto of a hit Civil War operetta, "The Vivandiere." He served as president of the Mississippi Press Association in 1869. He died in 1876 and . . . Map (db m89891) HM
205 Mississippi, Grenada County, Grenada — Odd Fellows/Confederate Cemetery
Established circa 1840. this is Grenada's oldest cemetery. Buried here are many prominent, early citizens, including Rev. Abraham Lucas, who performed the "marriage of Pittsburg & Tullahoma" on July 4, 1836, forming Grenada. Also buried here . . . Map (db m173957) HM
206 Mississippi, Grenada County, Holcomb — Elliot Mission
Organized here in 1818 by the Rev. Cyrus Kingsbury. The 1st in a series of 13 missions for the education of the Choctaws into western culture, it was closed in 1832 due to removal of many Choctaws to Oklahoma.Map (db m173979) HM
207 Mississippi, Hancock County, Bay St. Louis — Carter Church Designs
The studio of Carter Church (1943-2018), best known for his elaborate Mardi Gras costumes, was located here. In addition to creating costumes for Mardi Gras royal courts, Church and his husband, artist Yancy Pogue, played prominent roles in the . . . Map (db m243136) HM
208 Mississippi, Hancock County, Bay St. Louis — Cedar Point
Located in the northern part of Bay St. Louis, the area known as Cedar Point developed in the late 1880s when G.W. Dunbar and Sons built a seafood cannery near the end of Dunbar Avenue. In 1909, the Peerless Oyster Co. opened at the present-day site . . . Map (db m187779) HM
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209 Mississippi, Hancock County, Bay St. Louis — Elmwood Manor
Located here was a two-story, French Creole house, with two-tiered galleries. Although construction may have begun prior to the War of 1812, the house was not completed until 1828. Situated on a large plantation, with Sea Island cotton its . . . Map (db m108380) HM
210 Mississippi, Hancock County, Bay St. Louis — First Missionary Baptist Church
First Missionary Baptist Church, organized in the home of Alexander Fox in 1877, was the first Baptist congregation in Bay St. Louis. The original church building was located on Keller Street. After purchasing land on Sycamore Street, the . . . Map (db m243137) HM
211 Mississippi, Hancock County, Bay St. Louis — Hancock County Bank
Hancock County Bank opened on October 9, 1899. Weeks later the bank's board of directors purchased this property at the corner of Main Street and South Beach as the site of a new headquarters. Bay St. Louis's first two-story brick building, the . . . Map (db m108455) HM
212 Mississippi, Hancock County, Bay St. Louis — Naval Battle of Bay St. Louis
On Dec. 14, 1814, five U.S. gunboats fired on a British fleet entering Lake Borgne. Their action was the last naval defense of the U.S. before the victory of General Andrew Jackson at New Orleans.Map (db m78939) HM
213 Mississippi, Hancock County, Bay St. Louis — Old Shieldsborough
Shieldsborough, now Bay St. Louis, was founded in 1699 as a French settlement. The area was claimed by Spain in 1763 and then by the British in 1780. Named for Thomas Shields, who was an early settler, Shieldsborough was incorporated on . . . Map (db m243133) HM
214 Mississippi, Hancock County, Bay St. Louis — Old Spanish Customs House
On this site stood the "Spanish Customs House," perhaps the oldest structure in Bay St. Louis. The house is believed to have been built by French colonist Hyacinth Caron in 1787. The date of construction is based on an inscription in the . . . Map (db m108576) HM
215 Mississippi, Hancock County, Bay St. Louis — Our Lady of the Gulf
Established 1847 by Bishop J.J. Chanche, S.S., first Bishop of Natchez. Mother church of Hancock County, third oldest Catholic parish on the Gulf Coast and fifth oldest in Mississippi.Map (db m108548) HM
216 Mississippi, Hancock County, Bay St. Louis — Pearl Rivers
The summer home of George and Eliza Jane Poitevent Nicholson, locally known as "Fort" Nicholson, was located here. Better known as "Pearl Rivers." Eliza Nicholson (1849-1896) was a poet, writer, and published of the New Orleans . . . Map (db m108581) HM
217 Mississippi, Hancock County, Bay St. Louis — Publius Rutilius Rufus Pray
Born in Maine, 1793, Hancock Co. judge. Served in Miss. House of Representatives, 1827 - 29. Pres. of St. Const. Conven., 1832. Elected judge of High Court of Errors and Appeals, 1837. Died 1840.Map (db m80400) HM
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218 Mississippi, Hancock County, Bay St. Louis — St. Augustine’s Seminary
Founded 1920 in Greenville, Miss., by Divine Word Missionaries. Moved to Bay St. Louis, 1923. Oldest existing Catholic seminary in Miss. for training of young men as missionary brothers & priests.Map (db m81044) HM
219 Mississippi, Hancock County, Bay St. Louis — St. Stanislaus College
Founded 1854, by Brothers of the Sacred Heart. Oldest institution of learning on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. On Beach Boulevard, facing the Gulf, the school became college preparatory in 1923.Map (db m108379) HM
220 Mississippi, Hancock County, Gainesville — Gainesville Volunteers
In 1860, John Deason, a Mexican War Veteran, organized a militia company here. The "Gainesville Volunteers" entered Confederate service in 1861 as Co. G. of the Third Mississippi Infantry. During the Civil War the unit served in the Gulf Coast . . . Map (db m8755) HM
221 Mississippi, Hancock County, Pearlington — John C. Stennis Space Center
In 1961 President John F. Kennedy announced plans to send humans to the moon. NASA selected this site for an engine testing facility for the Apollo Moon program. During its construction in 1963, nearly 6,100 workers began building three . . . Map (db m107881) HM
222 Mississippi, Hancock County, Pearlington — Logtown
Founded here in 1848, Logtown was home to the Weston Lumber Company, founded in 1889, which became one of the largest lumber milling operations in the United States during the 1920s. By 1961 the last 250 residents were removed to make way for the . . . Map (db m107866) HM
223 Mississippi, Hancock County, Pearlington — Napoleon
The town of Napoleon was first settled here in 1767 as a 640-acre British land grant to John Claudius Favre. In 1861 it was sold to Simon Favre, who built his home and businesses here. Residents were relocated in 1961 to make way for . . . Map (db m197250) HM
224 Mississippi, Hancock County, Waveland — Brown's Vineyard
Located at this site, Brown's Vineyard, established 1874, was a popular resort during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The wine, produced on site from scuppernong grapes, was marketed and sold across the United States. The vineyard, which . . . Map (db m49061) HM
225 Mississippi, Hancock County, Waveland — Gulfside Assembly
Originally called the Gulfside Chatauqua and Camp Meeting Ground, Gulfside was founded in 1923 by Robert E. Jones, the first black Methodist Bishop. At the time, it was the only resort in the Gulf Region open to black Methodists. In 1980, Gulfside . . . Map (db m108598) HM
226 Mississippi, Hancock County, Waveland — Sea Song Plantation
The home of Andrew Jackson, Jr., a nephew and the adopted son of President Jackson, was located here. Jackson and his wife Sarah, who named the plantation, lived here just before the Civil War. The Jacksons sold the property in 1861. The house, . . . Map (db m108577) HM
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227 Mississippi, Hancock County, Waveland — The "Pirate House"
According to local tradition, the "Pirate House," located here, was built as early as 1802 and was frequented by famed pirate Jean Lafitte and his associates. Later remodeled as a Greek Revival structure, the house is believed to have a secret . . . Map (db m108459) HM
228 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Beauvoir
Built 1852-4. Last home of Jefferson Davis, U.S. Senator, Congressman, Secretary of War, and only President of Confederacy. Beauvoir served as a Confederate Veterans' home from 1903 until 1956.Map (db m92604) HM
229 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Biloxi
Founded by the French as "New Biloxi." Capital of French colony of Louisiana, 1721-1722, prior to French removal to New Orleans. Incorporated as a town in 1850 by the Mississippi Legislature.Map (db m68449) HM
230 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Biloxi Lighthouse
Since its construction in 1848, this cast iron lighthouse has been the landmark for which Biloxi-bound vessels sail. Tended by the Younghans family, father, mother and daughter, from late 1866 until 1929.Map (db m22778) HM
231 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Birthplace of Barq's
Barq's root beer was created by Edward C. Barq, Sr. in 1898 and produced on this site until 1936, when the operation moved to Lameuse Street. A Mississippi Gulf Coast favorite, the number of franchise bottlers grew to over two hundred by 1950. . . . Map (db m68425) HM
232 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Brielmaier House
This house was built in 1895 for Mrs. Henry Graves and soon sold to her brother, Paul W. Brielmaier. A skilled carpenter who was superintendent and later owner of a local millwork company. Brielmaier may have constructed the house as a showcase for . . . Map (db m91144) HM
233 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Cathedral of the Nativity (B.V.M.)
Parent Catholic Parish on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, continuing missions dating back to French Colonial era. First church on this site dedicated 1844. Rebuilt after fire in 1900. Dedicated Cathedral for Diocese of Biloxi 1977. Restored in 1989 . . . Map (db m22980) HM
234 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Church of the Redeemer
The Carpenter Gothic style Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, built 1873-74 was located here. Among the church's parishioners was former Confederate President Jefferson Davis. In 1892, a new church, designed by architect Thomas Sully, was constructed . . . Map (db m102182) HM
235 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Civil Rights Wade-Ins
On May 14, 1959, April 24, 1960, and June 23, 1963, the Biloxi beach front was the site of planned civil rights wade-ins demanding equal access to the public beach. On April 24, 1960, several citizens, both black and white, were injured and . . . Map (db m68460) HM
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236 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Coast Guard Station Barracks
Built here in 1934 as part of a U.S. Coast Guard base, the barracks was an E-shaped, Spanish Colonial Revival style building made of reinforced concrete. Arcaded porches lined the building's wings and central pavilion, which had an octagonal . . . Map (db m102175) HM
237 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Debuys-Hermann-Keller House
The Greek Revival mansion once located here was a "raised cottage" (meaning it was composed of a frame upper story set upon an above-ground brick basement to protect the wooden portion from moisture and insects.) Probably built ca. 1850 for Peter . . . Map (db m68423) HM
238 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Father Ryan House
Known as the Father Ryan House, the Greek Revival house once located here was built ca. 1840 by Judge W.C. Wade of Natchez. Among the area's first vacation villas, it was sold to New Orleans architect T.W. Carter in 1885, and was altered. It may be . . . Map (db m115365) HM
239 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Labuzon-Stirling House
Built ca. 1855 for Charles A. Labuzan, the raised-cottage Labuzan-Stirling House originally stood on a beachfront site. Labuzan (1807-1869) fought in the Mexican War, was a brigadier general of Louisiana state troops, and served in the Civil . . . Map (db m243070) HM
240 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Moran Site
Located here was a French Colonial cemetery, now known as the Moran Site. Based on archaeological investigations, the cemetery dates to the founding of "New Biloxy" between 1717 and 1722, and includes at least thirty burials, primarily male . . . Map (db m68448) HM
241 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Old Brick House
Site granted by Spanish to Jean Baptiste Carquote in 1790. Residence in Civil War of Mayor John L. Henley, who led defense against Union fleet, Sept., 1861. Restoration by Biloxi Garden Clubs.Map (db m42855) HM
242 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Pleasant Reed House
Originally located at 306 Elmer St., the Pleasant Reed House was completed ca. 1887 by prominent African American carpenter and community leader Pleasant Reed. The earliest portion was a one-story, three-room, frame “shotgun" type . . . Map (db m122360) HM
243 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Robinson-Maloney-Dantzler House
Originally a raised-cottage Greek Revival mansion similar to Beauvoir, the house located here was built ca. 1849 by J.G. Robinson, a wealthy English cotton planter. It was the center of an estate that included a ten-pin bowling alley, billiard . . . Map (db m68456) HM
244 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — The Magnolia Hotel
Built by John Hohn in 1847. Its operation for a century attests to the Gulf Coast as a resort area. In 1972 structure moved to present location 100 yds. north of original site & restored by City of Biloxi.Map (db m68447) HM
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245 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Tivoli Hotel
A six-story, blonde-brick structure with an arcaded gallery that wrapped its first story, the Italian Renaissance Revival-style Tivoli Hotel was one of Biloxi's early 20th century resorts, built in 1926-27 to designs by local architect Carl E. . . . Map (db m68464) HM
246 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Tullis-Toledano House
One of the most substantial of the vacation houses on the Gulf Coast, the Tullis Toledano House was built in 1856 for New Orleans native Christoval Sebastian Toledano (1789-1869) and his wife, Matilda Pradat Toledano. The estate, composed of a . . . Map (db m102171) HM
247 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Vance-Gillis House
Built in the 1830s, the French Creole house once located here incorporated Federal and Greek Revival decorative influences in its design. The gallery completely encircled the house, and its slender, colonnettes supported a broad hipped roof with . . . Map (db m102173) HM
248 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — White House Hotel
Established as the White House Inn in 1895, this hotel was first operated as a boarding house by Cora White. By 1910 the White House had grown in popularity and become a tourist destination. The campus encompassed seven residential . . . Map (db m102179) HM
249 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — William Bartram Trail
William Bartram, noted naturalist and journalist, traveled down the Mississippi and along the Gulf Coast in 1777. His observations of plant life, geography and inhabitants were published in 1791.Map (db m79087) HM
250 Mississippi, Harrison County, Biloxi — Woolmarket
S. 3 mi. Once center of wool industry. Here on July 16, 1910, three rural schools formed Woolmarket Vocational High School, considered to be the first consolidated high school in the state.Map (db m20010) HM
251 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — 1863 East Pascagoula Raid
The Louisiana Native Guards, composed largely of former slaves and free men of color from Louisiana, were organized by Union Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler in 1862. On April 9, 1863, 180 men from companies B and G of the 2nd Regiment, landed at . . . Map (db m102161) HM
252 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — Centennial Plaza
In 1917, this site was designated for the state's centennial celebration. Known as the “Mississippi Centennial Exposition,” the celebration never occurred due to the onset of World War I. The property was converted to a naval training station . . . Map (db m243086) HM
253 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — Dr. Felix Henry Dunn
An African American physician, lived and practiced medicine here fron 1953 until 2002. His work to register African American voters provoked repeated death threats and fire bombing of his clinic. He was president of the Gulfport Branch NAACP and . . . Map (db m102169) HM
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254 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — First Baptist Church, Gulfport
Organized in 1896 by Bertha Amis and her half-sister Ruby Thornton, First Baptist Church first met in a rail car in downtown Gulfport. In 1899, a church was built at the corner of 14th Street and 23rd Avenue. The congregation then moved to this . . . Map (db m243112) HM
255 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — Grass Lawn
A two-story, wood-frame Greek Revival house with peripteral galleries, “Grass Lawn” was built as a vacation residence for Dr. Hiram Alexander Roberts, a surgeon and planter from Port Gibson. From 1904 to 1950, it was the home of Gulfport mayor . . . Map (db m243092) HM
256 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — Gulf Coast College
Once located in the Handsboro Community, Gulf Coast College was founded in 1865 by Henry Leinhard as a private coeducational boarding school here on this site. In the early 1890's the college was converted into a public school. After the original . . . Map (db m81008) HM
257 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — Gulf Coast Military Academy
This preparatory school for boys was founded in 1912. The senior division campus, closed in 1951, is now the site of the Armed Forces Retirement Home-Gulfport, formerly known as the United States Naval Home. The junior division campus, closed in . . . Map (db m68452) HM
258 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — Gulfport Civil Rights Wade-In
Near this spot on April 17 and April 24, 1960, Gulfport NAACP president Dr. Felix Dunn and his family joined in peaceful "wade-in" demonstrations to challenge the laws denying African Americans use of the beach. Gulfport police officers removed the . . . Map (db m68450) HM
259 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — Handsboro Reported damaged
N. 1 mi. Founded c. 1800. Famed, 1840-1900, for foundries, sawmills & shipyard; Coast's first newspaper, "Democrat" (1846); and many fine academies. Here Jeff. Davis attended Polar Star Lodge, founded in 1852.Map (db m81006) HM
260 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — Mississippi City Cemetery
Established before the founding of Mississippi City, the earliest burials here date to the 1840s. In 1884, the cemetery was sold to Harrison County for $1, provided no graves would be disturbed. Buried here are veterans of the Civil War, . . . Map (db m243084) HM
261 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — Mississippi City Colored School
The Mississippi City Colored School was built here in 1914 without utilities. Funding came from the Rosenwald Foundation, the county, and private donations. Students completed the eighth grade here, and most went on to graduate from high school . . . Map (db m243082) HM
262 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — Mississippi City Courthouse
Constructed in 1893 as part of the Harrison County Circuit Clerk's office, the "Old Courthouse," located here, was a two-story, red brick edifice. It was the last remaining structure associated with a complex of courthouse buildings in Mississippi . . . Map (db m81011) HM
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263 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — Old Gulfport High School
The Gulfport High School, built in 1923 by architect N. W. Overstreet, replaced two earlier schools built in 1899 and 1905, both of which burned. Opened in 1924 at a new location on 15th Street, the school was converted to a junior high in 1977 due . . . Map (db m102167) HM
264 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — Riley Chapel UMC
Riley Chapel, located in the Handsboro community, was founded in 1869 as the Methodist Episcopal Church (Colored). In 1907. a wood-framed church was built with a bell, wooden pews, and stained-glass windows. The property also included a . . . Map (db m243083) HM
265 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — St. Mark's Episcopal Church
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, once located here, was organized as a mission parish in 1846. Originally a simple rectangular frame building with twin front doors. The church was altered and enlarged over the years and was moved from its original . . . Map (db m81009) HM
266 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — St. Therese Parish Hall
The St. Therese Parish Hall was built in 1941 by Rev. Joseph Hennessey, SSJ, across from the St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church. Used by the parish for a variety of purposes, it was also a United States Service Organization (USO) center for . . . Map (db m243115) HM
267 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — The Magnolia Route
On April 20, 1925, the Magnolia Route opened with a forty-hour, 1,000 mile endurance drive from Gulfport to Chicago. This route was designed to bring more commerce and tourism to Mississippi.Map (db m80995) HM
268 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — Turkey Creek Community
In 1866, emancipated African American settlers established this community along Turkey Creek, building homes, a church, and a school. Many residents are descendants of the original settlers. Designated in 2001 by Mississippi Heritage Trust as . . . Map (db m243138) HM
269 Mississippi, Harrison County, Gulfport — Turkey Creek Community Reported missing
In 1866, emancipated African American settlers established this community along Turkey Creek, building homes, a church, and a school. Many residents are descendants of the original settlers. Designated in 2001 by Mississippi Heritage Trust as . . . Map (db m243140) HM
270 Mississippi, Harrison County, Long Beach — Early Long Beach
In 1788, Nicholas and Marianne Ladner became the first Europeans to settle in this area. Their log house, know as "The Chimneys", was used as a navigation point for boats traveling from Mobile to New Orleans. After Nicholas's death, the Spanish . . . Map (db m81001) HM
271 Mississippi, Harrison County, Long Beach — Early Long Beach
In 1788, Nicholas and Marianne Ladner became the first Europeans to settle in this area. Their log house, know as "The Chimneys," was used as a navigation point for boats traveling from Mobile to New Orleans. After Nicholas's death, the Spanish . . . Map (db m81002) HM
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272 Mississippi, Harrison County, Pass Christian — Dixie "White House"
Built by John Backe of New Orleans in 1851. Here in 1913 Pres. Woodrow Wilson and family spent winter vacation as guests of the owner, Miss Alice Herndon.Map (db m80997) HM
273 Mississippi, Harrison County, Pass Christian — J.W. Randolph School
Built in 1928, this school for African American students in Pass Christian was funded by public and private money, including the Rosenwald Foundation. First known as the Harrison County Training School, the name was changed to honor a former . . . Map (db m243128) HM
274 Mississippi, Harrison County, Pass Christian — Old Pass Christian High School
Built in 1936, the Old Pass Christian High School was located here. Designed by the local architectural firm of Shaw and Woleben, the main school building was a one-story, U-shaped brick building with a columned Federalesque entrance portico and a . . . Map (db m243131) HM
275 Mississippi, Harrison County, Pass Christian — Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church
Dedicated on March 5, 1911, Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church began as a mission for Pass Christian's African American community. who had attended St. Paul's Catholic Church since 1844. First known as St. Philomena, the church was established . . . Map (db m243126) HM
276 Mississippi, Harrison County, Pass Christian — Saucier-Bidwell-Pratt House
Built ca. 1855 by Pierre Saucier, whose son was later mayor of Pass Christian, the two-story Greek Revival House located here had a central temple-like portico and square-columned galleries spanning its facade, and an octagonal Gothic Revival . . . Map (db m81033) HM
277 Mississippi, Harrison County, Pass Christian — Scenic Drive Historic District
Due to the large number of 19th and early 20th century mansions once located here, Pass Christian's Scenic Drive was heralded as "The Newport of the South." Composed of architecturally significant vacation villas set among live oaks, this National . . . Map (db m81042) HM
278 Mississippi, Hinds County, Bolton — Champion's Hill
Located 4.4 mi. S.W., is site of crucial battle in the Vicksburg defense, May 16, 1863. Grant, cutting off Johnston's relief, drove Pemberton from this hill across Big Black River.Map (db m89736) HM
279 Mississippi, Hinds County, Cayuga — 11 — Final Plans at Cayuga
Grant established his headquarters here on May 10, remaining two days. On May 11, Tuttle's and Steele's divisions of the XV Corps passed through Cayuga and the XIII Corps camps at Fivemile Creek to Auburn, three and a half miles northeast. Lacking . . . Map (db m103887) HM
280 Mississippi, Hinds County, Clinton — Benjamin Whitfield
Pioneer Baptist minister who, in 1824, settled in Hinds Co. and organ. Union Church in the Society Ridge Com. A founder of the Miss. Bapt. Conv. in 1836, he influenced that body to acquire Miss. Coll. in 1850.Map (db m89733) HM
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281 Mississippi, Hinds County, Clinton — Clinton
Governor Walter Leake built his home, Mount Salus, in 1825. The Mount Salus post office was authorized that year and renamed Clinton in 1828 to honor Governor Dewitt Clinton of New York. In 1828-30 the state legislature considered . . . Map (db m115383) HM
282 Mississippi, Hinds County, Clinton — Clinton Cemetery
Established ca. 1800, the Clinton Cemetery is one of the oldest in central Mississippi. Buried here are families of pioneer settlers, ten college presidents, and sixty-three Confederate soldiers.Map (db m69598) HM
283 Mississippi, Hinds County, Clinton — Clinton Methodist Church
Founded in 1831, Clinton Methodist Church is the oldest church in Clinton and the oldest Methodist church in Hinds County. Henry Goodloe Johnston, the son-in-law of Governor Walter Leake and the first known Methodist in Clinton, inherited . . . Map (db m219743) HM
284 Mississippi, Hinds County, Clinton — East Clinton Historic District
Composed largely of residential structures built ca. 1870-1940, this district includes E. College, E. Main, Landrum and New Prospect Streets. Parts of the district were included in the 1829 town plan. Listed in the National Register . . . Map (db m115386) HM
285 Mississippi, Hinds County, Clinton — East Clinton Historic District
Composed largely of residential structures built ca. 1870-1940, this district includes E. College, E. Main, Landrum and New Prospect Streets. Parts of the district were included in the 1829 town plan. Listed in the National Register of Historic . . . Map (db m115389) HM
286 Mississippi, Hinds County, Clinton — Hillman College
Following the closure of the female department at Mississippi College in 1851, the Central Baptist Association founded the Central Female Institute on this site in 1853. The institute provided primary and secondary education, as well as a two-year . . . Map (db m103743) HM
287 Mississippi, Hinds County, Clinton — Indian Trading Post
Operated at junction of Natchez Trace & Old Vicksburg Rd. by Robert H. Bell (1783-1835) & his "yellow man Vincent," freed by Bell's will in 1835. Bell-Vincent Scholarship, Millsaps College, endowed with funds from the sale of this land, memorializes . . . Map (db m50873) HM
288 Mississippi, Hinds County, Clinton — Mississippi College
Founded 1826, is oldest of Mississippi senior colleges. Under Baptist control. Was first coeducational college to grant degree to a woman. Famed for producing many a leader in church and state.Map (db m89732) HM
289 Mississippi, Hinds County, Clinton — Tanglewood
Tanglewood was originally built ca. 1845 on Norrell Road, then just south of Clinton, by Andrew and Nancy Thomas for their daughter Mary Jane and her husband, James A. Criddle. By 1876 Tanglewood had come into the ownership of Captain William Lewis . . . Map (db m89730) HM
290 Mississippi, Hinds County, Clinton — The Cedars
Built ca. 1835, this Greek Revival house is one of the oldest in Hinds Co. U.S. Grant passed by enroute to Civil War siege of V'burg, 1863. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Map (db m115290) HM
291 Mississippi, Hinds County, Clinton — The Clinton Duel
On January 12, 1836, Isaac Caldwell, a former law partner of Senator George Poindexter, fought a duel with Samuel Gwin, a protégé of Andrew Jackson. The duel was the result of a lengthy political quarrel that began in 1830, when the senator blocked . . . Map (db m119217) HM
292 Mississippi, Hinds County, Clinton — The Clinton Riot
On September 4, 1875, Charles Caldwell, a former slave and Republican state senator, organized a political rally at “Moses Hill." Firing erupted during the rally, attended by more than 1,500 blacks and about 75 whites, including some white . . . Map (db m115338) HM
293 Mississippi, Hinds County, Edwards — Big Black River Bridge Reported missing
After the defeat at Champion Hill, Confederate forces retreated to the Big Black River on the night of May 16, 1863. Here, Generals John Bowen and John Vaughn defended the east bank of the river and the bridge. On May 17, Federal forces under Gen. . . . Map (db m80679) HM
294 Mississippi, Hinds County, Edwards — Bridgeport Plantation
On May 17, 1863, Pemberton's 4th Brigade, commanded by Col. Reynolds, and portions of Grant's 15th Corps, commanded by Gen. Sherman, fought here as Confederate forces retreated from Champion Hill. Subsequent skirmishing took place near here . . . Map (db m244398) HM
295 Mississippi, Hinds County, Edwards — Change of Plans
On May 12, 1863, Grant made his headquarters here at Dillon's Farm with Sherman's XV Corps. At Raymond, five and a half miles east along Fourteenmile Creek, McPherson's XVII Corps, with 12,000 men, defeated 3,000 Confederates under John Gregg. Grant . . . Map (db m80242) HM
296 Mississippi, Hinds County, Edwards — Contested Crossing
On the morning of May 12, 1863, Grant and Sherman arrived here with two divisions of the XV Corps and found the bridge across Fourteenmile Creek ablaze. A brisk firefight ensued between a detachment of Wirt Adams' Mississippi cavalry, posted . . . Map (db m178365) HM
297 Mississippi, Hinds County, Edwards — Mt. Moriah
Located 3.5 miles south of Edwards, Mt. Moriah crossroads was occupied by Union Gen. John McClernand's XIII Corps on May 12, 1863. McClernand's object was to move north and cut the Mississippi Southern R.R. However. Confederate Lt. Gen. John . . . Map (db m244404) HM
298 Mississippi, Hinds County, Edwards — North to the Railroads
On May 12, 1863, after Grant and two divisions of the XV Corps marched past, three divisions of the XIII Corps turned here onto the Telegraph Road. Four miles north, they met a portion of the 1st Missouri (Dismounted) Cavalry at Whitaker's Ford. . . . Map (db m80290) HM
299 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Alpha Delta Zeta
On October 14, 1938, elght African American women chartered the state's first graduate chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. here, at 723 Rose Street. At the time, this area, located south of what is now Jackson State University, was home . . . Map (db m244416) HM
300 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Boys Baseball Association
The Boys Baseball Association was founded in 1956 at the YMCA on Farish Street in Jackson by Curtis Coward, a local resident. With no baseball fields available for Black youth at the time, the first games were played at Brinkley . . . Map (db m219754) HM

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