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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Marion County, Mississippi
Adjacent to Marion County, Mississippi
▶ Jefferson Davis County (0) ▶ Lamar County (3) ▶ Lawrence County (5) ▶ Pearl River County (8) ▶ Walthall County (5) ▶ Washington Parish, Louisiana (11)
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| Near Broad Street at Alberta Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Mississippi's first rodeo was held here September 24-26, 1935. The rodeo was sponsored by two local businessmen, rancher Samuel Hickman of the B Bar H Ranch and George Baylis, owner of the Baylis Drug Store. Several notable cowboys were involved, . . . — — Map (db m143125) HM |
| On Dale Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1883, Pastor T. S. Howell from Bunker Hill Church in rural Marion County, and six local believers met at the courthouse to organize a Baptist church within the city limits of Columbia. Early meetings were held in the courthouse, the Masonic Hall, . . . — — Map (db m50135) HM |
| On Broad Street west of Sumrall Road (State Highway 44), on the left when traveling west. |
| | Built between 1925 and 1927 by Jackson architect Claude H. Lindsley and furnished by Marshall Fields, this Spanish Colonial Revival-style mansion was the home of Governor Hugh Lawson White. White served two non-consecutive terms as governor of . . . — — Map (db m115552) HM |
| On Broad Street near Main Street. |
| | On February 7, 1894, crowds gathered near this site to witness the hanging of Will Purvis, who had been convicted of the murder of local farmer Will Buckley. When the trap door was released Purvis fell straight through to the ground, the noose . . . — — Map (db m115404) HM |
| On Rural Center Road at State Highway 13, on the left when traveling south on Rural Center Road. |
| | The Mississippi Rural Center was dedicated on February 9, 1949, and established with a $100,000 gift from the Women's Society of Christian Services of the Methodist Church. Created to provide opportunities for African American families, the center . . . — — Map (db m115553) HM |
| On Main Street (State Highway 13), on the left when traveling west. |
| | The 5th session of the Mississippi Legislature met in Columbia in Nov. 1821, and in a special session in June 1822. Walter Leake was inaugurated Governor here in January 1822; the Legislature passed laws for the education of the poor; approved Le . . . — — Map (db m50070) HM |
| On U.S. 98 at State Highway 35, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 98. |
| | Located 16 miles south, is oldest house in Pearl River Valley. Built by Methodist preacher, John Ford, who came in 1805 from S.C. Here Pearl R. Convention met in 1816. — — Map (db m115452) HM |
| On State Highway 35 at Rankin Creek Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 35. |
| | Located one mile east. The oldest house in Pearl River Valley. Built about 1805 by Methodist preacher, John Ford, who came from South Carolina. Andrew Jackson stopped here, 1814, enroute to New Orleans. — — Map (db m115379) HM |
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