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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Forrest County, Mississippi
Adjacent to Forrest County, Mississippi
▶ Covington County (5) ▶ Jones County (13) ▶ Lamar County (3) ▶ Pearl River County (8) ▶ Perry County (1) ▶ Stone County (11)
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| | Created in 1911 by an act of the Mississippi Legislature, as an agricultural boarding school. Set on 320 acres of donated land. Students from across the United States, Mississippi and several foreign countries have been educated here. In 1996 FCAHS . . . — — Map (db m50077) HM |
| Near West Forrest Avenue at Forrest Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
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Side 1
Following activation for service in both WWI and WWII, Ky. Guard units, as part of the 38th Inf. Div. were sent to Camp Shelby for training in preparation for war. Ky. National Guard units trained at Camp Shelby during WWI and . . . — — Map (db m71589) HM |
| On Elks Lake Road at Dixie Barn Road on Elks Lake Road. |
| | Citizens of the Dixie community built this structure 1/4 mile southeast of this site in the 1930s to serve as a cafeteria during the Depression era. The log cabin has also served as a meeting place, music hall and classroom. In 2003 the cabin was . . . — — Map (db m56534) HM |
| On Spencer Street at Milton Barnes Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Spencer Street. |
| | On this site stood the old Mount
Zion Baptist Church, demolished in
1993. Known locally as "The Cvil
Rights Church", the church hosted
a "Freedom School” in 1964 and
many mass meetings during the
Civil Rights Movement. Dr. . . . — — Map (db m118478) HM |
| Near East Memorial drive south of Smalling Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Forrest County native Clyde Kennard was a pioneer in the quest to desegregate higher education in Mississippi. His efforts to enroll at Mississippi Southern College (now USM) in 1955-1959 were obstructed by college president William D. McCain and . . . — — Map (db m118838) HM |
| On Southern Mississippi Drive east of North 31st Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Mississippi Normal College,
now the University of Southern
Mississippi, was established in 1910.
The Demonstration School opened in
1926 during the time when the college
was called the State Teachers College
(1924-1940). The school taught . . . — — Map (db m118399) HM |
| On East Sixth Street west of New Orleans Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The East 6th Street USO Club was built
in early 1942 under the umbrella of the
United Services Organization (USO).
This T-shaped, wood-frame building
included an auditorium, stage, lobby,
restrooms, dressing rooms, and meeting
rooms. Built for . . . — — Map (db m118393) HM |
| On East Sixth Street west of Mobile Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This building, opened in 1921, under the leadership of W.H. Jones, was one of the first modern brick schools in Miss. for blacks. Its alumni have served the state and nation with distinction. — — Map (db m118458) HM |
| On North Main Street at Eaton Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. |
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[Northeast Inscription]:
C.S.A.
To the Men and Women of
the Confederacy
1861-1865
[Southwest Inscription]:
When their county called
they held back nothing.
They cheerfully gave their
property and their lives.
. . . — — Map (db m39867) HM |
| On Hardy Street at East Pine Street (U.S. 11), in the median on Hardy Street. |
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[West Side]
Formerly Choctaw Territory and later claimed by France, Britain, Spain and United States, this area entered by settlers in early 1800s and known as Ewin Forks, later Gordonville. Chosen as rail center by Captain William H. . . . — — Map (db m58885) HM |
| On Old Airport Road at North Hattiesburg Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Old Airport Road. |
| | Side A The Hi-Hat Club, which was built at this site in the 1950s, was once an important stop on the “chitlin circuit” for African American blues and soul performers. B. B. King, James Brown, Otis Redding, Ike & Tina Turner, . . . — — Map (db m118467) HM |
| On Hardy Street (U.S. 98) at North 34th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Hardy Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m39897) HM |
| On North Main Street (U.S. 11) at McLeod Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. |
| | This Property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
McLeod House
1897 — — Map (db m39904) HM |
| On West Pine Street (U.S. 11) at Forrest Street on West Pine Street. |
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[Right Plaque]:
This Building, the
Old Federal Building
has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the
U.S. Department of Interior
September 1973
• • •
Supervised by architect James Knox Taylor, this . . . — — Map (db m44961) HM |
| On North Main Street at College Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. |
| | Under the direction of Principal J.T. Wallace, this building was Hattiesburg's High School from 1922 to 1959. Built in 1911, the structure acquired its present form when enlarged and remodeled in 1921 to the designs of Robert E. Lee, the city's . . . — — Map (db m39906) HM |
| On East Pine Street north of Mobile Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The land for Pittman Park was purchased by former Mayor Bobby L. Chain
and given to the City of Hattiesburg for the use of its citizens. This gift is in honor and memory of the only father-son mayor combination in the history of Hattiesburg, . . . — — Map (db m119150) HM |
| Near Golden Eagle Avenue north of Pearl Street. |
| | This schoolhouse was established
in the Arena community of Jackson
County by Richard Roberts in the
1890s. Serving grades one through
twelve, the curriculum consisted
of reading, writing and arlthmetic.
The Roberts Schoolhouse closed . . . — — Map (db m118441) HM |
| On Mobile Street north of East Sixth Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Side A Rock and roll is rooted in the blues of Mississippi. The Mississippi Jook Band (brothers Roosevelt and Uaroy Graves and pianist Cooney Vaughan) earned a niche in the annals of rock after they recorded in Hattiesburg in 1936, nearly . . . — — Map (db m118400) HM |
| On East Fifth Street east of J D Randolph Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Organized in 1882 in a wood frame structure on the present site. In 1926, the original building was damaged in a storm. The present structure was built in 1930. The congregation provided food and shelter for Hattiesburg's flood victims in 1963 and . . . — — Map (db m118455) HM |
| | The Hub has been just that, the center of campus and campus life, since its construction as the Dining
Hall in 1930. By the 1960s, it housed the bookstore, post office, and coffee shop and grill known as Wimpy''s
and later Exit 13. Aspiring . . . — — Map (db m118443) HM |
| On Green Street south of St. Joseph Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m76704) HM |
| On Memorial Drive (U.S. 49) near Helveston Road. |
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E. 1 mi. Founded 1906 as S. Miss. College. Operated by Bapt. as Miss. Woman's College 1911-40. Coeducational 1953. Name changed to honor William Carey, 18th century English missionary. — — Map (db m39896) HM |
| On West Pine Street (U.S. 11) at Forrest Street on West Pine Street. |
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In 1880 near the banks of Gordon Creek, this lawyer, railroad builder and Confederate veteran selected the site for Hattiesburg. Incorporated in 1884, the town was named for Hardy's wife, Hattie Lott. — — Map (db m40050) HM |
| On West Front Street (U.S. 11) at Dudley West Conner Street, on the left when traveling west on West Front Street. |
| | Builder of Railroads
Pioneer in the Development
of the Resources of
South Mississippi
Founder of the Cities of
Hattiesburg and Gulfport
A Dreamer
Whose dreams Came True — — Map (db m76705) HM |
| On U.S. 49 0.8 miles north of Newton Field Road, in the median. |
| | Area to south, originally part of French Louisiana, became West Florida under England and Spain. After West Florida Revolution annexed by U. S. and in 1812 was added to the Mississippi Territory. — — Map (db m39002) HM |
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