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
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
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 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
There is no place you or I can go, to think about or not think
about, to summon the presences of, or recollect the absences of
slaves; nothing that reminds us of the ones who made the journey
and of those who did not make it. There is no . . . — — Map (db m175887) HM
These buildings are the remnants of
Bonhomie, a company-owned sawmill town
that thrived from 1915 to 1938. The Tatum
Lumber Company established a mill here
in 1915, drawing laborers and their
families to the area. During its height,
Bonhomie . . . — — Map (db m175897) HM
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
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
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
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
[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
[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
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
Named for grocer, hotel owner-operator, community leader. Republican 6th Cong. District. Chairman 1924-1940. National Convention Delegate 1936. Leader of Black MS Republicans 1920-1940. ------------------------------------------------------- Wood . . . — — Map (db m175992) HM
Defeated Jake Kilrain for
heavyweight championship
in a 75 round fight on
July 8, 1889, at Richburg,
3 miles southwest of this
spot. This was the last
official bare-knuckle bout. — — Map (db m175891) HM
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
The Mount Olive Cemetery was
established in 1906 as a burial ground
for employees of the Tatum Lumber
Company and for the Bonhomie community.
W.S.F. Tatum, founder of the mill and
a future mayor of Hattiesburg, donated
$100 to purchase a . . . — — Map (db m206616) HM
[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
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
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
Organized October 3, 1818.
First pastor,
Norvell Robertson, was a
Revolutionary soldier.
Eight charter members were
of the Granberry, Robertson
and Lee families. — — Map (db m175734) HM
Rev. W.D. Ridgeway was one of the most courageous, steadfast and respected
Civil Rights Leaders to emerge in Mississippi during the 1950s. He was
constantly under the radar of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
and the local White . . . — — Map (db m191866) HM
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
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
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
Taking our Rightful Place in History
The Birthplace of the Voting Rights Movement in Mississippi
Rev. I.C. Peay et al. vs. Luther Cox
It was here on Mobile Street at various businesses that 15 African-
American Men regularly met and . . . — — Map (db m175155) 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
Vernon Dahmer (1908-1966), a farmer, businessman, and Civil Rights leader widley known for his belief that "if you don't vote, you don't count" was killed here defending his home and family from a gunfire and firebomb attack on January 10, 1966. . . . — — Map (db m176297) HM
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
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
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
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
Established here in what was then
Perry County on February 8, 1887,
with D. L. Carter as the first
Postmaster. Discontinued on
September 11, 1893, but reestablished
on January 10, 1894, with J. S.
Doyle as Postmaster. Named for
F. M. Morris . . . — — Map (db m206581) HM
1889, W. R. Melton donated a
one-acre tract of land at this site
"for the cause of Religion and
Schools.” The school located here,
which served the Sunrise community,
was a one-room schoolhouse. Zion's
Hill Baptist Church (now Sunrise
Baptist . . . — — Map (db m175643) HM
