This native son, through his celebrity status as a television and motion picture actor, has brought recognition to this community. Because his life was shaped by his heritage, he returns to his grassroots each year to visit family and friends. This . . . — — Map (db m170481) HM
Covington County was established in 1819, and the county seat was located here in 1829. This courthouse square has been the site of three courthouses, built in 1829, 1854, and 1894. The last courthouse was burned by arson in 1904. After the county . . . — — Map (db m110966) HM
Constructed in 1907 after the county seat moved from Williamsburg, this building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
Covington County was formed by an act of the State Legislature on January 5, 1819, and signed into . . . — — Map (db m149333) HM
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In honor of Covington County Veterans of the Vietnam War
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In Memory of
James Russell Pope
Private First Class
2nd Bn. 16th Infantry, 1st Inf. Div. USARV
Collins, MS
Jan. 28, 1947 - July 27, . . . — — Map (db m111173) WM
Dedicated to the
men and women of the Armed Forces
who served their country in all wars
and to those who gave their lives
in defense of freedom — — Map (db m111175) WM
East ¼ mile. Founded in 1846 as a coeducational boarding school by A.R. Graves, NY Presbyterian clergyman. Gave pre-law, pre-medical and fine arts training. Destroyed in the Civil War. — — Map (db m170485) HM
