About half a mile northwesterly, Bethel, meaning “House of God” was opened in 1822 as one of thirteen Choctaw mission stations. Indians, slaves, and other men “labored hard during four weeks ... frequently till 10 o’clock at night, . . . — — Map (db m87479) HM
Forests are fascinating places – whole new worlds unfold to anyone who takes time to explore them.
Across Cole Creek you will find a typical mixed hardwood forest. Here you can discover for yourself the many marvels in a bottomland . . . — — Map (db m87477)
Established before the Civil War,
this cemetery was part of a large
plantation owned by Boley J. and
Annie Traweek Conner. The earliest
burial is that of Burwell Traweek,
a veteran of the War of 1812. The
cemetery also contains the graves
of . . . — — Map (db m244502) HM
Founded 1833; named after Chateaubriand's Indian heroine. Buried in county are 1st senator, Gordon Boyd, and 1st representative, Wm. Dodd, who named the county seat after Thaddeus Kosciusko. — — Map (db m140800) HM
Opened in 1925, the Attala County Training
School stood here. The school provided
vocational education for African American
students. Built mainly with local labor
and funds, the school also received
assistance from the Rosenwald Fund. . . . — — Map (db m244504) HM
(Front)
In memory of those killed in action serving our country
World War I
Charley W. Malone • James M. Harris • Thomas S. Wasson • Thomas F. Wasson • Robert W. Stonestreet • Earle W. Boyett • Roy Jones • Jesse Ivy
World War . . . — — Map (db m171687) WM
(side 1) World-renowned harmonica virtuoso Charlie Musselwhite was born in Kosciusko on January 31, 1944. His great uncle, Lamar Coalson, once owned the store that occupied this site. Musselwhite began playing in Memphis and rose to . . . — — Map (db m130064) HM
Plants need water as much as men need money. Some are satisfied with little; some cannot flourish unless they have a lot; the majority can live contentedly with medium amounts.
From here, a trail descends to the vegetation that thrives in the . . . — — Map (db m87476)
"Redbud Springs" in Indian days. Later named for Polish-American patriot. Chartered, 1836. On Natchez Trace near geographical center of state. Trade activity gave it title, "Beehive of the Hills." — — Map (db m140798) HM
The Mississippi Federation of Women’s Clubs was founded here on May 25, 1898. Organized by Mrs. Fannie Clark Coleman of Kosciusko, charter clubs included Clarksdale, Jackson, Verona, Sallis, Okolona, Vicksburg, and Meridian. Mrs. D.N. Hebron was . . . — — Map (db m72683) HM
South 4 mi. Founded, 1846. Here, July 22, 1855, first Mississippi Lutheran Synod was organized. The Rev. G.H. Brown, pastor, served as first Synod president. — — Map (db m140802) HM
