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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Smith County, Mississippi

 
Clickable Map of Smith County, Mississippi and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Smith County, MS (3) Covington County, MS (5) Jasper County, MS (2) Jones County, MS (13) Newton County, MS (9) Rankin County, MS (15) Scott County, MS (6) Simpson County, MS (9)  SmithCounty(3) Smith County (3)  CovingtonCounty(5) Covington County (5)  JasperCounty(2) Jasper County (2)  JonesCounty(13) Jones County (13)  NewtonCounty(9) Newton County (9)  RankinCounty(15) Rankin County (15)  ScottCounty(6) Scott County (6)  SimpsonCounty(9) Simpson County (9)
Adjacent to Smith County, Mississippi
    Covington County (5)
    Jasper County (2)
    Jones County (13)
    Newton County (9)
    Rankin County (15)
    Scott County (6)
    Simpson County (9)
 
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
1Mississippi (Smith County), Raleigh — Center Ridge School
On State Highway 37 just north of State Highway 80, on the right when traveling north.
Center Ridge School, established in the late 19th century, was located at this site. A white, framed building, the school served the Center Ridge community until 1956, when it was consolidated with a nearby school. The Unity United Methodist Church, . . . — Map (db m57557) HM
2Mississippi (Smith County), Taylorsville — John Crowe Ransom
On High Street, on the right when traveling west.
A noted poet, editor, and educator, John Crowe Ransom (1888-1974) was one of a group of southern agrarian poets known as the Fugitives. Ransom's first teaching position, at age 17, was at Taylorsville High School (1905-1906). He later became a . . . — Map (db m59303) HM
3Mississippi (Smith County), Taylorsville — Watkins Museum
On Eureka Street west of Norris Street, on the left when traveling west.
Constructed in 1901, this rectangular wood-frame building served as the Taylorsville Signal newspaper office until the late 1960s. Hattie and Marie Watkins took over the newspaper in 1930 after the death of their father, James Thomas Watkins, . . . — Map (db m126796) HM
 
 
  
  
 
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