On North 5th Avenue (Mississippi Route 537) south of West 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Circa 1907 — — Map (db m126691) HM
On West Front Street (U.S. 11) at Dudley West Conner Street, on the left when traveling west on West Front Street.
Builder of Railroads
Pioneer in the Development
of the Resources of
South Mississippi
Founder of the Cities of
Hattiesburg and Gulfport
A Dreamer
Whose dreams Came True — — Map (db m76705) HM
On North Maple Street north of Central Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The Laurel area, a hub of musical activity in southeast Mississippi, has been home to a number of noted blues performers including harmonica player Sam Myers, singer Albennie Jones, and guitarist Blind Roosevelt Graves. R&B, blues, and rock 'n' . . . — — Map (db m110992) HM
On Oak Park Boulevard west of Queensburg Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Benjamin Ellery Murph, a dentist and civil
rights leader, was the charter vice president of
the Laurel-Jones County NAACP in 1947 before
becoming president four years later. Throughout
the 1950s and 1960s, Murph expanded youth
councils . . . — — Map (db m312329) HM
On Hill Street at Calhoun Street, on the right when traveling south on Hill Street.
Jones County was established in 1826 with two county seats, Ellisville and Laurel. This courthouse was designed by architect Penn Jeffries (P.J.) Krouse and constructed by Norris and Gardner in 1908, with the Laurel courthouse in 1908, as its twin. . . . — — Map (db m111002) HM
On Stadium Avenue south of College Drive, on the right when traveling north.
On December 10, 1955, under threat of losing state and local funding, Jones County Junior College became the first athletic team from Mississippi to cross racial barriers and play an integrated team. Before the largest crowd ever to witness the . . . — — Map (db m287038) HM
On Anderson Street at North Deason Street, on the left when traveling west on Anderson Street.
This one-story, Greek Revival-style house was constructed ca. 1847 with a wood façade shaped to resemble stone blocks and a hexagon-shaped entrance vestibule. On October 5, 1863 Confederate Major Amos McLemore, who had been sent to the area to round . . . — — Map (db m73449) HM
Near College Drive east of Bush Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Korean War
In Honor of Personnel
Called to
Active Federal Duty
August 19, 1950
932 Medical Clearing Company
of the
Mississippi National Guard
From
Jones County Junior College
-May The Memory Live . . . — — Map (db m287057) WM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
