On West Pine Street (U.S. 11) at Forrest Street on West Pine Street.
[Right Plaque]:
This Building, the
Old Federal Building
has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the
U.S. Department of Interior
September 1973
• • •
Supervised by architect James Knox Taylor, this . . . — — Map (db m44961) HM
Near East Memorial drive south of Smalling Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Forrest County native Clyde Kennard was a pioneer in the quest to desegregate higher education in Mississippi. His efforts to enroll at Mississippi Southern College (now USM) in 1955-1959 were obstructed by college president William D. McCain and . . . — — Map (db m118838) HM
On West Pine Street (U.S. 11) at Forrest Street on West Pine Street.
In 1880 near the banks of Gordon Creek, this lawyer, railroad builder and Confederate veteran selected the site for Hattiesburg. Incorporated in 1884, the town was named for Hardy's wife, Hattie Lott. — — Map (db m40050) 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 Mobile Street near East 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Rev. W.D. Ridgeway was one of the most courageous, steadfast and respected
Civil Rights Leaders to emerge in Mississippi during the 1950s. He was
constantly under the radar of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
and the local White . . . — — Map (db m191866) HM
On Hardy Street at East Pine Street (U.S. 11), in the median on Hardy Street.
[West Side]
Formerly Choctaw Territory and later claimed by France, Britain, Spain and United States, this area entered by settlers in early 1800s and known as Ewin Forks, later Gordonville. Chosen as rail center by Captain William H. . . . — — Map (db m58885) HM
On Stepts Avenue north of J M Tatum Industrial Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Victoria Jackson Gray Adams was the Mississippi
supervisor of the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference's (SCLC) Citizenship Education Program,
a founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic
Party (MFDP), and the first African . . . — — Map (db m312332) HM
On Main Street at Batson Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Native of Kelly Settlement community, Forrest County. Landowner, farmer, grocer, saw and plane mill operator, employer, church music director, and father of eight. Multi-term President of the Forrest County Branch of the National Association for . . . — — Map (db m292900) HM
On Mobile Street north of East 5th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Taking our Rightful Place in History
The Birthplace of the Voting Rights Movement in Mississippi
Rev. I.C. Peay et al. vs. Luther Cox
It was here on Mobile Street at various businesses that 15 African-
American Men regularly met and . . . — — Map (db m175155) HM
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.
