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Mississippi State Historical Marker Program Historical Markers

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.
 
By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024
Alpha Delta Zeta Marker
301 ► 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
302 ► 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
303 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — C.M. and I. College —
Est. 1897 as Christ's Holiness School; moved to this site in 1907. Chartered as Christ Missionary & Industrial College in 1908. Teaches religious, academic, and vocational curriculum for grades 1-12+. — — Map (db m115292) HM
304 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Carter Jewelers —
Established in 1849 by Carl J. Von Seutter as the Carl J. Von Seutter Jewelry and Art Emporium, this business was once located in the Majestic Arcade Building on Capitol Street. In 1918, one of Von Seutter's employees, John C. Carter, purchased the . . . — — Map (db m51181) HM
305 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — First Presbyterian Church —
Organized by five Jacksonians in 1837. Under the leadership of Rev. L.D. Halsey, a church building was constructed herein 1845-46 on land purchased from the state. Utilized for Christian worship until 1951. — — Map (db m107069) HM
306 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Fortenberry-Parkman Farm —
This typical family farmstead was in operation from 1860 to 1960. The buildings were moved from Jefferson Davis Co. in 1981 and restored through the generosity of the family, friends and county supervisors. — — Map (db m69944) HM
307 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — G.I. Subdivision —
To assist returning veterans of WWII, the Mississippi Legislature set aside 153 acres for low-cost house sites. Then known as the "Old Asylum Land," the parcels were sold by lottery in September, 1948. Streets in the subdivision bear . . . — — Map (db m115370) HM
308 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church — (Originally, First Methodist) — United Methodist Church Registered Historic Site No. 559 —
This edifice ~ a memorial to Bishop Charles Betts Galloway ~ houses descendants of Jackson's first Christian congregation, worshipping on this site since 1839. — — Map (db m105560) HM
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309 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — GM&O Freight Depot —
Built in 1927 by the New Orleans Great Northern Railroad, this freight depot served various railroads, including the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio, until 1972, when rail operations ceased. The Merchants Company, a wholesale grocer, leased the building . . . — — Map (db m219750) HM
310 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Hawkins Field Terminal —
Originally constructed in 1936 by the WPA and designed by the Jackson firm of Hull and Drummond, the Hawkins Field Terminal was enlarged in 1941 and expanded again in the mid-1950s. Hawkins Field was created as the Jackson Municipal Airport in . . . — — Map (db m178424) HM
311 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge —
Named in honor of Grand Master Thomas W. Stringer, founder of Prince Hall Masonry in Mississippi, who served as Grand Master from 1867 to 1893. Dedicated on May 30, 1955, with an address given by civil rights activist and future Supreme . . . — — Map (db m115332) HM
312 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Mississippi State Historical Museum — Old Capitol Restoration — Reported missing
Served 1839-1903 as the state capitol: restored 1959-1961 as the State Historical Museum, a division of the Miss. Department of Archives and History. — — Map (db m95483) HM
313 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Mississippi's Old Capitol —
As the state capitol (1839-1903), this building was the site of the 1861 Secession Convention and 1868 and 1890 Constitutional Conventions. Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and Jefferson Davis spoke here. After housing state offices 1917-1959, the Old . . . — — Map (db m71069) HM
314 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Noel House —
On this site was the house of Andrew J. and Susie Davis Noel, built 1924. Active in the NAACP, the Noels hosted Freedom Riders here in 1960. In 1948, Gladys Noel Bates filed the first lawsuit in the state seeking equal pay for black public school . . . — — Map (db m51173) HM
315 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Old Capitol —
Begun in 1833. Here Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, and Jefferson Davis spoke. Was scene of 1861 Secession Convention, Black and Tan Convention of 1868, & 1890 Constitutional Convention. — — Map (db m71070) HM
316 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Pocahontas Mounds —
Built and used between A.D 1000 and 1300, this platform mound and a nearby burial mound mark the ceremonial and political seat of a regional chiefdom of the Plaquemine culture. A thatched, clay-plastered ritual temple or chief's lodging stood atop . . . — — Map (db m77266) HM
317 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Smith Park —
Jackson's only surviving "public square" from Peter Vandorn's original city plan of 1822. Named for James Smith, Scottish manufacturer, Confederate benefactor, and Jackson resident, 1834-1855, who donated funds for a fence around the park in 1884. . . . — — Map (db m105562) HM
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318 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Temple Beth Israel —
Jackson's Jewish congregation was organized in 1861. While not the first congregation in Mississippi, Beth Israel was the first to build a temple. In 1867-1868 a wood frame structure was built on this site. Used as both a school and a house of . . . — — Map (db m134332) HM
319 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — The Eagle and Bowman Hotels —
Two of Jackson’s historic hotels once stood at this site. The Eagle Hotel, originally a tavern, was built in 1823. Andrew Jackson was a guest here in 1840. Alexander McClung, editor and Mexican War hero, committed suicide at the hotel in 1855. The . . . — — Map (db m51178) HM
320 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Belhaven Historic District —
The Belhaven neighborhood developed north of the city as Jackson's first suburb. Composed of more than 1,300 historic structures dating from as early as 1904, Belhaven is Mississippi's largest historic district. The neighborhood includes a wide . . . — — Map (db m119596) HM
321 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Belhaven University —
Belhaven College for Young Ladies was founded in 1883 at the estate of Senator Jones S. Hamilton and named for his Scottish home, “Bel Haven," translated "Beautiful Home." Fire destroyed the College in 1894 and again in 1910 before it was . . . — — Map (db m133851) HM
322 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Boyd House "The Oaks" —
Built ca. 1853 for James H. Boyd, Mayor of Jackson, 1842, 1844, 1850, and 1858. One of the few homes to survive the Civil War, the Greek Revival house is listed on National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m115286) HM
323 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Charge of the 2nd Michigan —
During the Civil War siege of Jackson, on July 11, 1863, Union soldiers in the 2nd Michigan Infantry staged an impromptu assault on the city's fortifications. Advancing south through what is today eastern Belhaven, they overran a campsite . . . — — Map (db m115337) HM
324 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Confederate Burial Ground —
Over 450 Confederate soldiers who died in and around Jackson during the Civil War are buried here. Their names are known but not the exact site of each grave, as some were reburied here from graves where they fell. As Jackson awaited the final . . . — — Map (db m105596) HM
325 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Eudora Welty House —
Eudora Welty (1909-2001), one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century, lived in this house for seventy six years. This house was built by Welty's parents, Christian and Chestina Welty, in 1925. Eudora Welty wrote all of her major . . . — — Map (db m91895) HM
326 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Fairview Inn —
Built ca. 1908 as a private residence for Cyrus C. Warren, vice president of the Warren-Godwin Lumber Company, this Colonial Revival mansion was designed by the Chicago architectural firm of Spencer & Powers. Known as the Warren- Gunter . . . — — Map (db m115367) HM
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327 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Fortification Street —
Fortification Street is situated along a section line from the 1820 Choctaw Cession that became Jackson's northern city limit by act of Mississippi's General Assembly in 1821. The area was surveyed by U.S. General Thomas Hinds and Judge Peter Van . . . — — Map (db m178435) HM
328 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Gillespie Farm —
In 1850, Captain William M. Gillespie (1823-1893) moved to Jackson and purchased forty acres on the “Canton Dirt Road” (modern-day North State Street) for $840. Gillespie's country estate was bounded by present-day Arlington Street, Hazel . . . — — Map (db m178430) HM
329 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Greenwood Cemetery —
Greenwood Cemetery is the oldest landmark in Jackson. Authorized by the Mississippi Legislature on January 1, 1823, it was later expanded from six to twenty-two acres and given its present name. Among those buried here are numerous governors, public . . . — — Map (db m51179) HM
330 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Jitney 14 —
The Jitney Jungle grocery store chain was founded in 1919 by the McCarty and Holman families. In 1933, Jitney No. 14 held its grand opening in this Tudor Revival building designed by Emmett Hull. The building, called "The English Village," . . . — — Map (db m115335) HM
331 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Kate McWillie Powers Memorial —
A gift of R.V. Powers in 1917 enabled the Mississippi Children's Home Society, est. 1912, to build on this site "The Kate McWillie Powers Memorial", a home for children in the care of the Society. In 1997, the Society dedicated this campus as a . . . — — Map (db m115284) HM
332 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Kennington's Mansion —
Robert Estes Kennington was one of Jackson's wealthiest merchants in the early 1900s. In 1912, he chose this hill north of the city to build "Kenwood," a grand brick mansion on extensive grounds including a tennis court, lake, formal . . . — — Map (db m115336) HM
333 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Lampton Estate —
This Georgian Revival home was designed by architect Bem Price and built by Isaac C. Garber in 1913, for Mary D. (Terrell) and Thad B. Lampton, prominent businessman and banker who served as the state treasurer under Governor Longino. The estate . . . — — Map (db m133854) HM
334 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Manship House —
Built in 1857 by Charles Henry Manship, the Manship House is an excellent example of a Gothic Revival “cottage villa" inspired by A.J. Downing's The Architecture of Country Houses. Manship (1812-1895) was the mayor of Jackson during the Civil . . . — — Map (db m178427) HM
335 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Millsaps College —
Chartered Feb. 21, 1890 by Miss. Methodists. Named for & largely endowed by Maj. R.W. Millsaps. Bishop C.B. Galloway first president of Board; Bishop W.B. Murrah first president of college. — — Map (db m51205) HM
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336 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Moody's Branch Formation —
Exploring this Belhaven creek in the 1850s, state geologist Eugene Hilgard identified a fossil-rich stratum at the base of the Yazoo Clay, known today as the Moody's Branch Formation, and the first evidence of volcanic doming at Jackson. . . . — — Map (db m178432) HM
337 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Mount Helm Baptist Church - Original Site —
On January 8, 1868, Thomas E. and Mary Helm, prominent members of First Presbyterian Church, donated this plot of land to African-Americans who had worshipped in the basement of First Baptist Church from 1835 to 1867. Mount Helm was built here in . . . — — Map (db m105597) HM
338 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Shady Nook —
This building was once Belhaven's own full service gas station and general store, nicknamed by residents the "Shady Nook." It was originally built as a one-room structure ca. 1928 and then expanded in 1936 by architect A. Hays Town using . . . — — Map (db m133852) HM
339 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Sylvandell —
Front In 1928, Jackson developer Lucius L. Mayes converted six acres of rugged terrain into a residential development of fully furnished, up-to-date homes with similar color schemes but in a variety of architectural styles. A grand . . . — — Map (db m133850) HM
340 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — The "Cotton Bale" Battery —
During the Siege of Jackson, July 10-17, 1863, Confederate Gen. William W. Loring's division held defensive positions extending east of the Canton Road to the Pearl River. A number of artillery batteries were posted on this line, the most prominent . . . — — Map (db m107070) HM
341 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — The Jackson Volcano —
In the Late Cretaceous Period, shallow seas covered central Mississippi. About 75 million years ago, a volcano erupted through the seafloor creating an island surrounded by a reef. Today, these structures are located 2,900 feet beneath the city. . . . — — Map (db m133847) HM
342 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Willie Morris —
Born in Jackson in 1934, Willie Morris was an acclaimed novelist, essayist, and editor noted for his portrayal of Mississippi and the South. Although his boyhood home was Yazoo City, Morris frequently visited his grandparents, Mamie and Percy . . . — — Map (db m219753) HM
343 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Capitol Neighbors — Greater Mt. Calvary Chapel —
Originally built by Our Redeemer Lutheran Evangelical Church, this Colonial Revival- style chapel was constructed in 1932 and was the first church located in one of Jackson's earliest subdivisions. In the 1960s, a new church was built adjacent . . . — — Map (db m178423) HM
344 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Farish Street Historic District — Mt. Helm Baptist Church —
Formed in 1835, the congregation of Mt. Helm is the oldest black religious body in the city. The church bears the name of the Helm family who donated this land on which the church originally stood. — — Map (db m115363) HM
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345 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Farish Street Historic District — Smith Robertson School —
Built in 1894 as Jackson's first public school for black students. Commonly known as the "Mother School," it was named for Smith Robertson, a respected community leader, and Jackson's first black city alderman. Among the school's graduates is author . . . — — Map (db m94959) HM
346 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Fondren — MFWC Headquarters —
The Mississippi Federation of Women’s Clubs, organized in 1898 in Kosciusko, moved into this headquarters building in 1936. Designed by architect Robert Naef and built by the Works Projects Administration, the structure is of the Georgian-Revival . . . — — Map (db m72679) HM
347 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Fondren — Union Battery Position —
Following the surrender of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, Union forces under William T. Sherman pursued Joseph E. Johnston's Confederate army to Jackson and laid siege to the city. North of Jackson, Parke's IX Corps moved astride the Canton Road and . . . — — Map (db m71101) HM WM
348 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Poindexter Park Historic District — St. Mark's Episcopal Church —
This church, organized in 1883, began as a Sunday School mission to blacks under the episcopate of Bishop Hugh M. Thompson. The first instructor was a Mr. Williams, an African American. The Rev. Richard T. Middleton became the first priest in 1904. . . . — — Map (db m51176) HM
349 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Washington Addition — Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) —
Founded in 1961, COFO combined the Civil Rights efforts of the Congress of Racial Equality. NAACP, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and local groups under one umbrella. COFO's grassroots . . . — — Map (db m115333) HM
350 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Washington Addition — The Gowdy Community —
The Gowdy community was first settled prior to 1903. Named for Mr. W.B. Gowdy, former president of the Delta Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Plant. This African American community was awarded its own U.S. postal stop in 1915. The Gowdy community is . . . — — Map (db m71366) HM
351 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, West Capitol Street Historic District — Original SEC Office —
The Southeastern Conference, established in 1932, housed its first corporate office on the 13th floor of the Standard Life building. The league's first commissioner was former Mississippi governor Mike S. Conner. The office was in Jackson from . . . — — Map (db m178426) HM
352 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Raymond — Battle of Raymond —
May 12, 1863, on Fourteen Mile Creek, 2,500 Confederate troops under Gen. John Gregg attacked a 10,000 man corps under Gen. James B. McPherson. Outnumbered, Gregg was forced to withdraw to Jackson. — — Map (db m26145) HM
353 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Raymond — Confederate Cemetery —
The Confederate Cemetery in Raymond contains the graves of 140 Confederate soldiers who were killed during the battle of Raymond on May 12, 1863, or who died as a result of their wounds. Most of the men were from Tennessee and Texas; many died in . . . — — Map (db m85108) HM
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354 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Raymond — Raymond Courthouse —
Built, 1857-9, by the famous Weldon brothers with skilled slave labor crew. After the Battle of Raymond, fought 1 ¼ m. S.W. of here, May 12, 1863, this building served as a Confederate hospital. — — Map (db m85140) HM
355 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Raymond — Raymond Presbyterian Church —
Organized in 1842 by Rev. Silas Hazard of the Clinton Presbytery with six charter members. The present worship hall was built in 1871 with front rooms added in 1926. Evangelist Rev. Daniel Baker preached here in 1844. - Ruling elders . . . — — Map (db m178369) HM
356 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Raymond — St. Mark's Episcopal Church —
St. Mark’s was organized in 1837 by Rev. James McGregor Dale and construction of the sanctuary was completed in 1855. Following the battle of Raymond on May 12, 1863, the church was used as a hospital for Federal soldiers. The interior of the church . . . — — Map (db m115932) HM
357 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Raymond — To Clinton and Jackson —
On May 12, 1863, two divisions of the XVII Corps marched from the Roach Farm on the Utica Road and defeated Gregg’s Confederate brigade at Raymond. The next day, McPherson’s men moved to Clinton and cut the railroad. Meanwhile, two divisions of the . . . — — Map (db m85109) HM
358 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Reganton — Historic Crossroads —
On May 9, two divisions of McPherson's XVII Corps marched to Reganton, then known as Crossroads and moved southeast toward Utica, camping at Meyer's Farm three miles southeast. On May 10, the XIII Corps marched through here from Big Sand Creek . . . — — Map (db m103873) HM
359 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Utica — Concentration of Troops —
Three divisions of the XIII Corps camped here May 7-9, 1863, while a reserve division was at Little Sand Creek, two miles southwest. On May 8, Grant reviewed the troops here. On May 9, the XVII Corps marched through Reganton and turned toward Utica. . . . — — Map (db m103867) HM
360 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Utica — Old Auburn —
On May 11, 1863, two division of the XV Corps camped here. Water was scarce, and Sherman reported to Grant that he was "short of provisions and ammunition" while captured mail indicated "many million rations in Vicksburg." The next morning, Grant . . . — — Map (db m103891) HM
361 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Utica — To The Railroad —
On May 8, 1863, as the Union XV Corps left Grand Gulf, two divisions of the XVII Corps rested at Hankinson's Ferry and Rocky Springs to wait for rations. Three divisions of the XIII Corps camped at Big Sand Creek, one and a half miles northeast, . . . — — Map (db m103861) HM
362 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Utica — Utica —
Incorporated March 5, 1880, and named for the native city of Ozias Osborn, an early settler from New York. Utica is noted for the great number of its citizens who have become educators of the deaf. — — Map (db m80234) HM
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363 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Durant — Castalian Springs —
W. 3 mi. Mineral springs created popular health spa prior to Civil War. Girls boarding school organized, 1854. In 1862, wounded from Shiloh treated here. Now Y.M.C.A. state camp. — — Map (db m140831) HM
364 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Durant — Choctaw Line —
Boundary between Choctaw cessions of 1820 (Doak's Stand), and 1830 (Dancing Rabbit Creek), going from S.E. corner Simpson Co. northward into Holmes & thence through Bolivar Co. — — Map (db m178867) HM
365 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Durant — Durant —
Founded, 1858. Named for Louis Durant, a nearby Choctaw chief. Lockhart's Store, 4 mi. W., was first Holmes County post office, dating from 1849. Town later merged with Durant. — — Map (db m140836) HM
366 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Ebenezer — Robert G. Clark Jr. —
Born in 1928 in Holmes County, Robert G. Clark Jr. was the first African American elected to the Mississippi Legislature in the 20th century. Elected in 1967, Clark became chair of the House Education Committee in 1977 and played a key role . . . — — Map (db m244497) HM
367 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Franklin — Franklin Church —
During Brig. Gen. Benjamin Grierson's raid in the late winter of 1864-1865, a small Confederate brigade under the command of Gen. Wirt Adams attacked the rear guard of one of Grierson's columns at Franklin Church on January 2, 1865. Among the . . . — — Map (db m140860) HM
368 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Goodman — Goodman School —
Built in 1921 with assistance from the Rosenwald Fund and known locally as the Goodman School for Negroes, the Goodman School served African American students in the first through eighth grades in the Goodman-Pickens area. Local Black citizens . . . — — Map (db m219758) HM
369 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Lexington — Bishop Charles H. Mason —
Charles Harrison Mason (1864-1961) began his ministry in 1893 in Preston, Arkansas. Shunned by the African American Baptist community in Jackson during the 1890s due to his teachings on holiness, Mason brought his revival to Lexington in 1897. He . . . — — Map (db m140839) HM
370 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Lexington — Dr. Arenia Conelia Mallory —
Dr. Arenia Mallory (1904-1977), a native of Jacksonville, Illinois, was a graduate of Jackson State University and the University of Illinois and was awarded a Ph.D. from Bethune-Cookman College. In 1926, Mallory came to Lexington, where . . . — — Map (db m219761) HM
371 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Lexington — Hazel Brannon Smith —
Hazel Brannon Smith (1914-1994), a journalist and publisher, was the owner and editor of four weekly newspapers, including the Lexington Advertiser. An advocate for racial justice, Smith condemned the state's Sovereignty Commission and . . . — — Map (db m219759) HM
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372 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Lexington — Lexington —
Began in 1820s as trading post. Incorporated in 1836. County seat of Holmes County since 1834. In 1907 the first Corn Club in the United States was organized here by W.H. (Corn Club) Smith. — — Map (db m140843) HM
373 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Lexington — PFC Milton Lee Olive III —
Milton Lee Olive III, a native of Chicago, moved to Holmes County and attended school in Lexington. During the Vietnam War, Olive served in Co. B, 2nd Bttn. (Airborne), 503rd Infantry. Near Phu Cong, on October 22, 1965, Olive saved the lives of . . . — — Map (db m140856) HM
374 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Lexington — St. Mary's Episcopal Church —
St. Mary's is the successor to Calvary Parish, organized in 1851 at “Wannalaw,” the home of William Eggleston. Built in 1852-53 and consecrated by Bishop William Mercer Green in 1855, the Calvary property was sold in 1878 to build St. Mary's. . . . — — Map (db m219762) HM
375 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Lexington — St. Paul Church of God in Christ —
St. Paul Church of God in Christ (COGIC) was organized in 1897 by Bishop Charles Harrison Mason, the founder of the COGIC denomination. St. Paul has served as "Mother Church for the COGIC since its construction here in 1906. Saints Academy. formerly . . . — — Map (db m140853) HM
376 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Mileston — Mileston —
In 1940, the U.S. government purchased 10,000 acres of farmland to establish Mileston as one of thirteen African American cooperative communities. At its height, it included a store and medical clinic. Mileston was the epicenter of the Civil . . . — — Map (db m314801) HM
377 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Pickens — Edmund Scarborough and John Scott —
Born in 1835 in Alabama, Edmund Scarborough became a successful farmer in Pickens. He served in the Mississippi Legislature in 1870-1871 and organized what would become Union Memorial UMC. John B. Scott, born near Pickens in 1853, attended . . . — — Map (db m219757) HM
378 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Richland — O.E.S. Birthplace —
Here in 1849, Robert Morris, Mason, schoolmaster, began movement that resulted in creation of the Order of the Eastern Star. Schoolhouse has also housed Masons and Co. C 15th Miss. Inf. C.S.A. — — Map (db m140863) HM
379 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Tchula — Tchula —
Settled by Charles Land, 1826. Early settlers came by Rockport Road, built by Indians from Tchula Lake to Natchez Trace. Town was trade & shipping center for planters of this area. — — Map (db m121048) HM
380 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, West — Robert D. Pointer Sr. —
Robert D. Pointer Sr. was born in 1909 in the town of West. Despite limited educational opportunities, he was mechanically inclined and acquired a local blacksmith shop in 1948. Pointer's Blacksmith Shop, which included carpentry services, . . . — — Map (db m314855) HM
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381 ► Mississippi, Humphreys County, Belzoni — Steamboat Natchez —
On March 13, 1863, near this site, the NATCHEZ burned and sank in the Yazoo. Converted into a Confederate gunboat and armored with cotton bales, the vessel had been taken into the Yazoo to avoid capture. — — Map (db m121107) HM
382 ► Mississippi, Humphreys County, Jaketown — Jaketown Site —
A significant archaeological site initially settled by people of the Poverty Point culture ca. 1000 BC and continuously occupied through all subsequent archaeological periods of the Lower Miss. Valley. — — Map (db m121110) HM
383 ► Mississippi, Itawamba County, Fulton — Aeolian Grove —
This home was built of hand-hewn, heart-of-pine lumber ca. 1836, and purchased in 1844 by John Tannehill. An 1887 remodeling added a second floor and a kitchen on the back connected by a breezeway. Also known as the Orr House, it is one of Fulton's . . . — — Map (db m102620) HM
384 ► Mississippi, Itawamba County, Fulton — Early Church Site —
In 1838 the Methodist Episcopal Church established the Bull Mountain Mission Circuit, which added the newly formed town of Fulton to its charge. Circuit riders began holding services in a log structure just northwest of this site. The first church . . . — — Map (db m102621) HM
385 ► Mississippi, Itawamba County, Fulton — Fulton —
In the early 1800s the area known as Fulton was first settled near the banks of the Tombigbee River. In 1836 after Itawamba County was formed, Kenneth Clarke, John D. Miller, and Robert A. Miller gave fifty acres of land to the Board of Police, and . . . — — Map (db m98609) HM
386 ► Mississippi, Itawamba County, Fulton — Fulton Cemetery —
Established after the incorporation of the town in 1837, the Fulton Cemetery was formally deeded to D.N. Cayce, president of the Fulton Male Academy by William P. Harrison in 1850. Originally situated on four acres adjacent to the school, the . . . — — Map (db m205426) HM
387 ► Mississippi, Itawamba County, Fulton — Fulton Grammar School —
The Fulton Grammar School was designed by architect J.B. Lawson and built with Work Projects Administration assistance in 1939. This one-story brick building of nineteen rooms included a library, music room, kindergarten, office, and a 550-seat . . . — — Map (db m102622) HM
388 ► Mississippi, Itawamba County, Fulton — Itawamba Community College —
In 1941 the Itawamba Agricultural High School board of trustees voted to expand the school's curriculum to include college-level courses. In 1948 the Itawamba Junior College opened its doors with an enrollment of 114 students from Itawamba, Lee, and . . . — — Map (db m102623) HM
389 ► Mississippi, Itawamba County, Fulton — The Cedars —
Also known as the Cates-Gaither House, this one-story Greek Revival-style planters cottage was built in ca. 1859 by ship builder and merchant Pleasant Cates. The heavy framing includes original pegged joints. Named for the cedar trees on the . . . — — Map (db m96773) HM
390 ► Mississippi, Itawamba County, Fulton — Van Buren —
Non-extant town est. on the Tombigbee River in 1838 by Winfield Walker. Named for President Martin Van Buren. Flourished briefly in the 1840's. Declined between 1850-60 when the railroad was built W. of the town. — — Map (db m205432) HM
391 ► Mississippi, Itawamba County, Fulton — Vernon Presley —
Vernon Presley, the father of Elvis Presley, was born on April 10, 1916, in a house that once sat on this site. In 1933, Vernon married Gladys Smith, and in 1935 Elvis Aron Presley was born. Vernon moved his family to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1948 in . . . — — Map (db m205423) HM
392 ► Mississippi, Itawamba County, Mantachie — Fawn Grove School —
Established in 1909, the Fawn Grove School served the Fawn Grove community. After a new school house was constructed here in 1926, the Fawn Grove School recorded its highest enrollment, 162 students, in 1931. The Fawn Grove School closed its doors . . . — — Map (db m102975) HM
393 ► Mississippi, Itawamba County, Tremont — Bankhead Highway —
The Bankhead Highway, established in 1916, was the first all-weather, transcontinental highway in the United States. It spanned some 3,600 miles. In Mississippi, the northern route roughly follows Highway 178 and the southern route, US Highway 278. . . . — — Map (db m123260) HM
394 ► Mississippi, Itawamba County, Tremont — Oakland Normal Institute —
W. 1 mi. Here, 1887~1904, G.A. & J. T. Holley bridged gap between rural schools and colleges for many who distinguished themselves in law, education, & business. — — Map (db m117204) HM
395 ► Mississippi, Itawamba County, Tremont — The Chickasaw Nation —
The territory of the Chickasaw Nation once included north Mississippi, west Tennessee, northwest Alabama, and western Kentucky. Until removal from Mississippi, the Chickasaw people defended their homeland from native invaders and Europeans, . . . — — Map (db m169990) HM
396 ► Mississippi, Jackson County, Gautier — Creosote Works —
The West Pascagoula Creosote Works, at this site, was the first continuously operated creosote treatment plant in the nation. Established in 1874 to protect railroad bridge timbers against rot and the toredo worm, the plant was open until 1978. . . . — — Map (db m16726) HM
397 ► Mississippi, Jackson County, Gautier — Fernando Gautier and Sons Sawmill —
This sawmill operated on this site from 1867 till 1906, employing more than twenty local citizens and producing more than 30,000 board feet of lumber per day at its peak. The sawmill was well situated with easy access to the river, railroad, . . . — — Map (db m16754) HM
398 ► Mississippi, Jackson County, Gautier — Gautier School —
Built in 1940, the Gautier School replaced the Lyon School, built in 1918 and located 3 miles west at Hilda. The Lyon School consolidated other schools in the area, including the "Little Red Schoolhouse," built in 1890 by Walter Gautier. The "Little . . . — — Map (db m20045) HM
399 ► Mississippi, Jackson County, Gautier — Graveline —
In 1718 this area was settled by Jean-Baptiste Baudreau dit Graveline, born 1671 in Montreal. Arrived with d'Iberville at Fort Maurepas aboard the Renommée Jan 8, 1700. Prominent colonist~adventurer~merchant. — — Map (db m81089) HM
400 ► Mississippi, Jackson County, Gautier — Graveline Bayou Indian Mound —
The nearby earthen mound was built by prehistoric Indians during the Late Woodland Period between 400 and 700 A. D. The mound's flat summit was used for ceremonial purposes. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is one of the few . . . — — Map (db m129007) HM

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