Bear Creek Methodist Church was established in the early 1820s under the leadership of Rev. Thomas Nixon. The first sanctuary, a log cabin structure, was built in the late 1820s. The third sanctuary, this vernacular Greek Revival structure, was . . . — — Map (db m213930) HM
Located 4.4 mi. S.W., is site of crucial battle in the Vicksburg defense, May 16, 1863. Grant, cutting off Johnston's relief, drove Pemberton from this hill across Big Black River. — — Map (db m89736) HM
Mississippi blues master Charley Patton was born on this property when it was known as Herring's Place, according to Bolton bluesman Sam Chatmon. Patton's birthdate has often been reported as April 1891, but other sources cite earlier dates, . . . — — Map (db m80015) HM
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The Henderson Chatmon family, which produced some of Mississippi's most important blues and string band musicians, lived near this site on Texas Street in 1900. Henderson's sons Armenter, better known as "Bo Carter" and Sam . . . — — Map (db m90192) HM
Grant established his headquarters here on May 10, remaining two days. On May 11, Tuttle's and Steele's divisions of the XV Corps passed through Cayuga and the XIII Corps camps at Fivemile Creek to Auburn, three and a half miles northeast. Lacking . . . — — Map (db m103887) HM
The Battle on Champion Hill raged back and forth for hours,
earning the site a reputation as "the hill of death." As more Union
reinforcements arrived, Pemberton gave the order to retreat. With
Pemberton's army in danger of being trapped, a . . . — — Map (db m109561) HM
As the Civil War moved into the Deep South, many people
fled the shifting war front. Two coinciding events encouraged
Henry Coker to become a refugee: the death of his wife and the
approach of the Union navy, steaming up the Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m109563) HM
On the morning of May 16, 1863, Gen. Pemberton placed his three
Confederate divisions along a two-mile front extending from the
Raymond Road on the south to the Middle Road on the north - Loring
on the right, Bowen in the center and Stevenson on . . . — — Map (db m109210) HM
Champion Hill Battlefield
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America . . . — — Map (db m109300) HM
Artillery used the crest of this ridge throughout the battle.
From here Confederate guns commanded the Raymond Road,
preventing a Union advance from the right. Late in the afternoon,
the Confederates deployed closer to Bakers Creek, and . . . — — Map (db m109565) HM
"I found General Hovey's command drawn up in line
of battle, his right resting on the left of the main road, the
enemy, as I learned, having been discovered in force
strongly posted on a high ridge known as Champion's
Hill, and apparently well . . . — — Map (db m109310) HM
The Crossroads is a junction formed by the Middle Road from the east, the Ratliff plantation road from the south and the Jackson Road from the north as it descends from the crest of Champion Hill and turns west. At 1:30 p.m. on May 16, 1863, Federal . . . — — Map (db m109298) HM
General Lloyd Tilghman, a graduate of West Point Military Academy,
settled in Kentucky after the Mexican War. In October, 1861, Tilghman
was commissioned Brigadier General in the Confederate Army.
At Champion Hill he led a brigade whose . . . — — Map (db m109556) HM
"I cannot think of this bloody hill without
sadness and pride. Sadness for the great loss of
my true and gallant men; pride for the heroic
bravery they displayed. No prouder division
ever met as vastly superior foe and fought with
more . . . — — Map (db m109305) HM
This boulder is erected by the Mississippi
College Rifles Chapter U. D. C.
in grateful memory of the 104 men who went
out from this college as Company E; 18th
Mississippi Regiment, April 23, 1861.
J. W. Welborn, Capt., Cuddie . . . — — Map (db m90391) HM
Pioneer Baptist minister who, in 1824, settled in Hinds Co. and organ. Union Church in the Society Ridge Com. A founder of the Miss. Bapt. Conv. in 1836, he influenced that body to acquire Miss. Coll. in 1850. — — Map (db m89733) HM
Charles Caldwell, Republican leader during Reconstruction, was assassinated outside Clinton's Store on the northeast corner of Leake and Jefferson Streets on December 30, 1875. Caldwell, a former slave, was a delegate to the 1868 State . . . — — Map (db m89731) HM
Governor Walter Leake built his
home, Mount Salus, in 1825. The
Mount Salus post office was authorized
that year and renamed Clinton in 1828
to honor Governor Dewitt Clinton of New
York. In 1828-30 the state legislature
considered . . . — — Map (db m115383) HM
Established ca. 1800, the Clinton Cemetery is one of the oldest in central Mississippi. Buried here are families of pioneer settlers, ten college presidents, and sixty-three Confederate soldiers. — — Map (db m69598) HM
Founded in 1831, Clinton Methodist Church is
the oldest church in Clinton and the oldest
Methodist church in Hinds County. Henry Goodloe
Johnston, the son-in-law of Governor Walter
Leake and the first known Methodist in Clinton,
inherited . . . — — Map (db m219743) HM
In 1929 the town of Clinton approved an $8,500
bond issue to pave with brick, a popular new
paving surface. Mayor Joel R. Hitt and the
Board of Aldermen re-introduced a corvee labor
ordinance requiring all males eighteen years of
age and older . . . — — Map (db m219709) HM
On November 30, 1850, Mississippi College established a lasting
partnership with the Mississippi Baptists, who had resolved since
1817 to prepare congregants for gospel ministry. Founded in 1826,
MC had first sought alliances with the legislature . . . — — Map (db m219742) HM
Like many of his generation, Mead came from the east seeking opportunity in the Mississippi Territory. He owned a tavern on the Old Trace near Natchez and held several political offices, including acting governor in 1806. During this time, he . . . — — Map (db m69679) HM
Walter Hillman was President of the Central Female Institute from 1855 to 1887 and of Mississippi College from 1867 to 1873. During the Civil War he saved many Clintonians from starvation by requesting rations from General Sherman. When Charles . . . — — Map (db m103744) HM
Composed largely of residential
structures built ca. 1870-1940,
this district includes E.
College, E. Main, Landrum and
New Prospect Streets. Parts of
the district were included in
the 1829 town plan. Listed in
the National Register . . . — — Map (db m115386) HM
Composed largely of residential structures built ca. 1870-1940, this district includes E. College, E. Main, Landrum and New Prospect Streets. Parts of the district were included in the 1829 town plan. Listed in the National Register of Historic . . . — — Map (db m115389) HM
The blues has long been connected to Black churches in a variety of ways, and in Clinton this connection can be traced through generations of blues and gospel musicians. Clinton's renowned resident blues artists, Eddie Cotton, Jr. and Jarekus . . . — — Map (db m219696) HM
Following the closure of the female department at Mississippi College in 1851, the Central Baptist Association founded the Central Female Institute on this site in 1853. The institute provided primary and secondary education, as well as a two-year . . . — — Map (db m103743) HM
Operated at junction of Natchez Trace & Old Vicksburg Rd. by Robert H. Bell (1783-1835) & his "yellow man Vincent," freed by Bell's will in 1835. Bell-Vincent Scholarship, Millsaps College, endowed with funds from the sale of this land, memorializes . . . — — Map (db m50873) HM
Jennings Hall was among the finest college dormitories in the South when the Mississippi College landmark opened in 1908. Heated with steam, every room had its own electric light and bathroom. “Jennings Girls” lived four to a room during post World . . . — — Map (db m219711) HM
In the late 1870's Captain William Lewis moved his
home, Tanglewood, to Lot 15 in Clinton and built a
livery stable on the north end of the lot. The stable
was a popular meeting place for Clinton men.
After Lewis' death in 1921, Fred and Ed . . . — — Map (db m219741) HM
Founded 1826, is oldest of Mississippi senior colleges. Under Baptist control. Was first coeducational college to grant degree to a woman. Famed for producing many a leader in church and state. — — Map (db m89732) HM
This stone marks the crossing of the Natchez Trace, pioneer highway of Mississippi Territory, blazed through the forest during the administration of Gov. W.C.C. Clairborne.
Over it marched the Tennessee troops to join Andrew Jackson in 1812. . . . — — Map (db m115391) HM
The lots and streets from the original
survey of 1829 are known today as Olde
Towne Clinton. In 1824, Charles Lawson, a
federal land surveyor, purchased land in
Hinds County. After his death in 1826, his
nephew and heir, Charles Lawson Jr., . . . — — Map (db m178441) HM
Walter Hillman and Consider Parish led a congregation of former slaves in forming Pleasant Green Baptist Church in 1870. The church, under Reverend Dunbar, met in the Mississippi College chapel before relocating to a lot east of the chapel. The . . . — — Map (db m148592) HM
Mississippi College's oldest building, Provine Chapel, opened
in 1860 and early during the Civil War was transformed into
a hospital for the wounded troops of Union General Ulysses
S. Grant. Originally known as the Chapel, the building's
ground . . . — — Map (db m219710) HM
On September 25, 1970. Roy Burkett Field was officially
dedicated. Once the site of a small lake, Roy Burkett
Field wasn't the largest or fanciest football stadium
in Mississippi. But it was the home of the Clinton
Arrows and you won't find . . . — — Map (db m178453) HM
Tanglewood was originally built ca. 1845 on Norrell Road, then just south of Clinton, by Andrew and Nancy Thomas for their daughter Mary Jane and her husband, James A. Criddle. By 1876 Tanglewood had come into the ownership of Captain William Lewis . . . — — Map (db m89730) HM
Built ca. 1835, this Greek Revival house is one of the oldest in Hinds Co. U.S. Grant passed by enroute to Civil War siege of V'burg, 1863. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m115290) HM
On January 12, 1836, Isaac Caldwell, a former law partner of Senator George Poindexter, fought a duel with Samuel Gwin, a protégé of Andrew Jackson. The duel was the result of a lengthy political quarrel that began in 1830, when the senator blocked . . . — — Map (db m119217) HM
On September 4, 1875, a political rally and
debate turned violent on the grounds of the
former Moss Hill plantation, near downtown
Clinton. An exchange of gunfire between White
Democrats and Black Republicans left seven
dead and dozens . . . — — Map (db m184616) HM
On September 4, 1875, Charles Caldwell, a
former slave and Republican state senator,
organized a political rally at “Moses
Hill." Firing erupted during the rally,
attended by more than 1,500 blacks and
about 75 whites, including some white . . . — — Map (db m115338) HM
One of the best-known early inns was the
Spring Hotel, named for the clear spring at its
base. The spring had a marble basin and was
enclosed in brick. In 1825, Landy Lindsey
constructed a log tavern with two
main rooms, a narrow hall, and . . . — — Map (db m178586) HM
This spring and the surrounding land were
purchased from the United States
government in 1823 by Charles Lawson, a
surveyor in the federal land offices in
Jackson. In 1825, access to the spring
was given to Landy Lindsey, owner of the
nearby . . . — — Map (db m178439) HM
The abundance of fresh water made Clinton a
popular resting place for travelers on the
Natchez Trace. For centuries, the spring
located at this site supplied water to
Native Americans and overland travelers from
the North and East, as well as . . . — — Map (db m178584) HM
For more than a year, Union forces struggled with difficult
terrain and the seemingly impregnable Confederate defenses
guarding the fortress city of Vicksburg. By the end of April,
1863, Major General Ulysses S. Grant's army of more than
30,000 . . . — — Map (db m244407) HM
What you see here is a reconstruction of the 1852
house built by the Cokers. Efforts to fully restore
the original house were not successful. In order to
save the structure, the house was dismantled and
the salvaged materials were used in the . . . — — Map (db m110131) HM
On the morning of May 16, 1863, Confederate cannon positioned on this ridge engaged Union artillery located nearly a mile east on the Raymond-Edwards Road (to your right). By late afternoon, Confederate positions north of this location were forced . . . — — Map (db m244405) HM
After the defeat at Champion Hill, Confederate forces retreated to the Big Black River on the night of May 16, 1863. Here, Generals John Bowen and John Vaughn defended the east bank of the river and the bridge. On May 17, Federal forces under Gen. . . . — — Map (db m80679) HM
On May 17, 1863, Pemberton's 4th
Brigade, commanded by Col.
Reynolds, and portions of Grant's
15th Corps, commanded by Gen.
Sherman, fought here as Confederate
forces retreated from Champion Hill.
Subsequent skirmishing took place near
here . . . — — Map (db m244398) HM
In 1853, the land now known as Champion Hill was given to Sid and Matilda Champion as a wedding present from her father, Eli Montgomery. They erected a two-story white-frame house along the Jackson Road that overlooked the railroad. In 1862, Sid . . . — — Map (db m86780) HM
On May 12, 1863, Grant made his headquarters here at Dillon's Farm with Sherman's XV Corps. At Raymond, five and a half miles east along Fourteenmile Creek, McPherson's XVII Corps, with 12,000 men, defeated 3,000 Confederates under John Gregg. Grant . . . — — Map (db m80242) HM
On the morning of May 12, 1863, Grant and
Sherman arrived here with two divisions
of the XV Corps and found the bridge
across Fourteenmile Creek ablaze. A brisk
firefight ensued between a detachment
of Wirt Adams' Mississippi cavalry,
posted . . . — — Map (db m178365) HM
May 14
Dissension Among Pemberton's Generals – On his way to take command of the forces around Edwards Station, John C. Pemberton is handed a message from his commanding officer, Joseph E. Johnston, suggesting a move to destroy a federal force . . . — — Map (db m244415) HM
Lloyd Tilgham
Brigadier General C.S.A.
Commanding First Brigade
Loring's Division
Killed here the afternoon of May 16, 1863, near
the close of the Battle of Champion's Hill. — — Map (db m86785) HM
Located 3.5 miles south of Edwards,
Mt. Moriah crossroads was occupied by
Union Gen. John McClernand's XIII Corps
on May 12, 1863. McClernand's object
was to move north and cut the Mississippi
Southern R.R. However. Confederate Lt.
Gen. John . . . — — Map (db m244404) HM
On May 12, 1863, after Grant and two divisions of the XV Corps marched past, three divisions of the XIII Corps turned here onto the Telegraph Road. Four miles north, they met a portion of the 1st Missouri (Dismounted) Cavalry at Whitaker's Ford. . . . — — Map (db m80290) HM
The Coker House is the only remaining structure on grounds
where the pivotal Battle of Champion Hill was fought on May
16, 1863. Located on the southern margin of the battlefield,
the house sustained fire from both Union and . . . — — Map (db m110129) HM
"Vicksburg is the key," said President Abraham
Lincoln. "The war can never be brought to a
close until that key is in our pocket."
The United States government had to control
the lower Mississippi River in order to move
agricultural . . . — — Map (db m110132) HM
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
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Rabbi Perry Nussbaum came to Beth Israel in 1954 and was an important voice for racial justice. Working with diverse ministers, he helped found the Committee of Concern, raising money for black churches burned by the Klan. In 1967, . . . — — Map (db m133848) HM
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
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
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
~Front~ Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson, a native of Jackson, is known for her broad explorations of various forms of music, including the blues. Her recordings include versions of songs by Delta blues artists Robert . . . — — Map (db m72134) HM
This building was constructed in 1904 as the original fire station for the first paid City of Jackson Fire Department. With numerous additions, now removed, it served the city for almost seventy five years.
Abandoned for three years, listed on . . . — — Map (db m109406) HM
Length: 16-20 feet Height: 8 Feet Weight: 3.5 tons Diet: Herbivore Period:Late Cretaceous 75-70 million years ago Fascinating Fact: The Chasmosaurus could protect itself much like a rhinoceros--running at full speed . . . — — Map (db m211065) HM
Best known for her 1976 hit “Misty Blue” on Jackson's Malaco Records, Dorothy Moore remained prominent as a performer and recording artist for well over a half-century. Her career effectively started in 1958 when, at just twelve, she won the first . . . — — Map (db m219745) HM
Length: 25 feet Height: 12 Feet Weight: 4 tons Diet: Herbivore Period:Cretaceous Fascinating Fact: The Eotrachodon was a type of
"duck-billed" dinosaur. While it could run on its two
hind legs to flee predators, it . . . — — Map (db m211061) HM
The farm bell called hands from the
fields or dinner. It was never rung
at any other time except when help
was needed, someone was hurt or sick,
there was a fire or some emergency
required the workers to come immediately repeated ringing would . . . — — Map (db m232908) HM
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
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
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
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
First M.E. Church South erected A.D. 1838.
Present building erected A.D. 1913-1915.
Dedicated to the memory of
Bishop Charles B. Galloway — — Map (db m105561)
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
History of the
GM&O Depot
Known at the date of its closing as the GM&O Depot, this passenger depot was constructed in 1927 by the New Orleans Great Northern Railroad (NOGN) and later served the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad (GM&N) as . . . — — Map (db m115146) HM
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
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
Built 1846-47 by slave labor, of handmade brick. Original cost $7,505.58. John Oldham, Mayor - Will Gibbon, Arch. Used as hospital for both Union and Confederate soldiers during War Between the States, this building was spared when the town, having . . . — — Map (db m49682) HM
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On March 27, 1961, nine African American Tougaloo
students quietly sat in at the Jackson Municipal Library,
which served only white patrons. Police ordered
them to Carver Library, the "colored" library, and
when they refused, . . . — — Map (db m109294) HM
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
Front
Malaco Records, one of America’s foremost labels in the fields of southern soul, blues, and gospel, was founded at this site in 1967. Malaco’s studio was the first state-of-the-art recording facility in Mississippi. The label . . . — — Map (db m90193) HM
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Medgar and Myrlie Evers moved into this
home with their children - Darrell and Reena -
in 1955 after Medgar became Mississippi's first
NAACP Field Secretary. Son Van was born in
1960. Evers was an outspoken activist for . . . — — Map (db m115401) HM
This boxcar is one of 49 gift-filled rail cars that composed the Merci Train, also known as the French Gratitude Train, sent to the American people in 1949 by the citizens of France. The gift of the Merci Train was a spontaneous act of gratitude for . . . — — Map (db m96574) HM WM
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
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
(South face)
Our Mothers
To the women of the Confederacy “Whose pious ministrations to our wounded soldiers soothed the last hours of those who died far from the objects of their tenderest love, whose domestic labors contributed . . . — — Map (db m16720) HM
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
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
To improve communication to the Old Southwest, the Natchez Trace was declared a post road in 1800. Afterwards, with Choctaw permission, improvements to this section of the Old Trace began. In 1805, the Choctaw allowed inns, known as stands, to be . . . — — Map (db m87361) HM
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Otis Spann and Little Johnnie Jones, two of the acknowledged masters of Chicago blues piano, were cousins who lived in Jackson in the 1930s and '40s. On the vibrant post-World War II Chicago scene they both played with blues . . . — — Map (db m81972) HM
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
The Pocahontas site consists of two mounds and an
associated village area. Mound A is a rectangular platform
mound currently 20 feet tall, built between AD 750 and
1500. Excavations located structural features on the mound
surface, as well . . . — — Map (db m121103) HM
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Scott Radio Service Company, located at 128 North Gallatin Street, just north of this site, was one of the first businesses in Mississippi to offer professional recording technology. The Jackson-based Trumpet record label used . . . — — Map (db m90196) HM
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
The main source of meat for early families
was hogs almost the entire animal was
used. The most commonly cured or smoked
parts were hams shoulders, and middlin'
meat (bacon and salt pork).
This smoke house was built before 1862,
by Jesse . . . — — Map (db m232909) HM
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
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
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