In the early 1900s. misconduct such as fighting, drunkenness, and disturbing the peace landed you in the red brick jail house, known as the Calaboose, in West Station (now West), Mississippi. It cost $14.20 in fine money to get out. The jail was . . . — — Map (db m179456) HM
The Mississippi Liberty Bell made an historic journey during our nation’s Bicentennial year, 1975-1976. On loan to the Southern Baptist Convention and mounted on a truck furnished by the Ford Motor Company, the bell traveled approximately 50,000 . . . — — Map (db m126137) HM
In 1938, the Mississippi Geological Survey in cooperation with the W.P.A.
undertook a geological survey in ten counties. Assistant state geologist
Fredric F. Mellen supervised several county surveys in search of good
ceramic clays. Mellen . . . — — Map (db m185390) HM
Length: 30 feet Height: 10 Feet Weight: 6-8 tons Diet: Herbivore Period:Late Cretaceous - 90-66 million years ago Fascinating Fact: Triceratops means "three-horned-face" in Greek. The triceratops' head is one . . . — — Map (db m211066) HM
In 1964 a group of Jackson citizens and the
United Church of Christ challenged Lamar Life
Insurance Company's application for renewal of
their WLBT license, charging racial discrimination.
In 1971 the Federal Communications Commission
granted a . . . — — Map (db m178458) HM
(front)
Woolworth's variety store was the scene of a pivotal event in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement on May 28, 1963. When three black Tougaloo College students sat down at the white lunch counter seeking service, the nonviolent . . . — — Map (db m105565) HM
The Belhaven neighborhood developed north
of the city as Jackson's first suburb.
Composed of more than 1,300 historic
structures dating from as early as 1904,
Belhaven is Mississippi's largest
historic district. The neighborhood
includes . . . — — Map (db m115394) HM
The Belhaven neighborhood developed north of the city as Jackson's first suburb. Composed of more than 1,300 historic structures dating from as early as 1904, Belhaven is Mississippi's largest historic district. The neighborhood includes a wide . . . — — Map (db m119596) HM
Belhaven College for Young Ladies was founded in 1883 at the estate of Senator Jones S. Hamilton and named for his Scottish home, “Bel Haven," translated "Beautiful Home." Fire destroyed the College in 1894 and again in 1910 before it was . . . — — Map (db m133851) HM
Built ca. 1853 for James H. Boyd, Mayor of Jackson, 1842, 1844, 1850, and 1858. One of the few homes to survive the Civil War, the Greek Revival house is listed on National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m115286) HM
Front
On June 26, 1966, James Meredith's "March Against Fear" — led by Stokely Carmichael. Martin Luther King, Jr., Floyd McKissick, and others after Meredith was shot and wounded — ended its three-week trek from Memphis . . . — — Map (db m89745) HM
During the Civil War siege of Jackson, on
July 11, 1863, Union soldiers in the 2nd
Michigan Infantry staged an impromptu
assault on the city's fortifications.
Advancing south through what is today
eastern Belhaven, they overran a campsite . . . — — Map (db m115337) HM
This denomination, which has over 160 member churches in the U.S., was founded ca. 1896 in Jackson by the Rev. Charles Price Jones, preacher, evangelist, and prolific writer of religious songs. — — Map (db m105598) HM
Over 450 Confederate soldiers who died in and around Jackson during the Civil War are buried here. Their names are known but not the exact site of each grave, as some were reburied here from graves where they fell. As Jackson awaited the final . . . — — Map (db m105596) HM
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the French Legion of Honor, Eudora Welty typically drew upon her native state for the settings of her fiction. Mississippi's hill country, its Natchez Trace and Delta, Welty's . . . — — Map (db m133916) HM
Eudora Welty (1909-2001), one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century, lived in this house for seventy six years. This house was built by Welty's parents, Christian and Chestina Welty, in 1925. Eudora Welty wrote all of her major . . . — — Map (db m91895) HM
Eudora Welty House
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
2004
National Park Service
United . . . — — Map (db m130168) HM
Built ca. 1908 as a private residence for
Cyrus C. Warren, vice president of the
Warren-Godwin Lumber Company, this
Colonial Revival mansion was designed
by the Chicago architectural firm of
Spencer & Powers. Known as the Warren-
Gunter . . . — — Map (db m115367) HM
Fortification Street is situated along a section
line from the 1820 Choctaw Cession that became
Jackson's northern city limit by act of
Mississippi's General Assembly in 1821. The area
was surveyed by U.S. General Thomas Hinds and
Judge Peter . . . — — Map (db m178435) HM
In 1850, Captain William M. Gillespie
(1823-1893) moved to Jackson and
purchased forty acres on the “Canton
Dirt Road” (modern-day North State
Street) for $840. Gillespie's country
estate was bounded by present-day
Arlington Street, Hazel . . . — — Map (db m178430) HM
Greenwood Cemetery is the oldest landmark in Jackson. Authorized by the Mississippi Legislature on January 1, 1823, it was later expanded from six to twenty-two acres and given its present name. Among those buried here are numerous governors, public . . . — — Map (db m51179) HM
A land grant from the federal government to the state of Mississippi, November 28, 1821, established this cemetery, which is Jackson’s oldest landmark. The General Assembly ordered a commission composed of the Governor, Secretary, Auditor and . . . — — Map (db m131003) HM
The Jitney Jungle grocery store chain was
founded in 1919 by the McCarty and Holman
families. In 1933, Jitney No. 14 held its
grand opening in this Tudor Revival
building designed by Emmett Hull. The
building, called "The English Village," . . . — — Map (db m115335) HM
A gift of R.V. Powers in 1917 enabled the Mississippi Children's Home Society, est. 1912, to build on this site "The Kate McWillie Powers Memorial", a home for children in the care of the Society. In 1997, the Society dedicated this campus as a . . . — — Map (db m115284) HM
Robert Estes Kennington was one of
Jackson's wealthiest merchants in the
early 1900s. In 1912, he chose this hill
north of the city to build "Kenwood," a
grand brick mansion on extensive grounds
including a tennis court, lake, formal . . . — — Map (db m115336) HM
This Georgian Revival home was designed by architect Bem Price and built by Isaac C. Garber in 1913, for Mary D. (Terrell) and Thad B. Lampton, prominent businessman and banker who served as the state treasurer under Governor Longino. The estate . . . — — Map (db m133854) HM
Built in 1857 by Charles Henry Manship,
the Manship House is an excellent example
of a Gothic Revival “cottage villa" inspired
by A.J. Downing's The Architecture of
Country Houses. Manship (1812-1895) was
the mayor of Jackson during the Civil . . . — — Map (db m178427) HM
Chartered Feb. 21, 1890 by Miss. Methodists. Named for & largely endowed by Maj. R.W. Millsaps. Bishop C.B. Galloway first president of Board; Bishop W.B. Murrah first president of college. — — Map (db m51205) HM
In Memory
of
Seven Early Governors
of the State of Mississippi
Buried in
Greenwood Cemetery
George Poindexter
January 5, 1820 to January 7, 1822
Abraham Marshall Scott
January 9, 1832 to June 12, 1833
Charles Lynch . . . — — Map (db m131002) HM
Exploring this Belhaven creek in the
1850s, state geologist Eugene Hilgard
identified a fossil-rich stratum at the
base of the Yazoo Clay, known today
as the Moody's Branch Formation, and
the first evidence of volcanic doming at
Jackson. . . . — — Map (db m178432) HM
On January 8, 1868, Thomas E. and Mary Helm, prominent members of First Presbyterian Church, donated this plot of land to African-Americans who had worshipped in the basement of First Baptist Church from 1835 to 1867. Mount Helm was built here in . . . — — Map (db m105597) HM
Front
The Queen of Hearts, a primary venue for down-home blues in Jackson, opened at this location in the 1970s. During the following decades, owner-operator Chellie B. Lewis presented the blues bands of King Edward, Sam Myers, Big Bad . . . — — Map (db m90194) HM
This building was once Belhaven's own full service gas station and general store, nicknamed by residents the "Shady Nook." It was originally built as a one-room structure ca. 1928 and then expanded in 1936 by architect A. Hays Town using . . . — — Map (db m133852) HM
Front
In 1928, Jackson developer Lucius L. Mayes converted six acres of rugged terrain into a residential development of fully furnished, up-to-date homes with similar color schemes but in a variety of architectural styles. A grand . . . — — Map (db m133850) HM
During the Siege of Jackson, July 10-17, 1863, Confederate Gen. William W. Loring's division held defensive positions extending east of the Canton Road to the Pearl River. A number of artillery batteries were posted on this line, the most prominent . . . — — Map (db m107070) HM
In the Late Cretaceous Period, shallow seas covered central Mississippi. About 75 million years ago, a volcano erupted through the seafloor creating an island surrounded by a reef. Today, these structures are located 2,900 feet beneath the city. . . . — — Map (db m133847) HM
Born in Jackson in 1934, Willie Morris was an
acclaimed novelist, essayist, and editor noted
for his portrayal of Mississippi and the South.
Although his boyhood home was Yazoo City,
Morris frequently visited his grandparents,
Mamie and Percy . . . — — Map (db m219753) HM
Originally built by Our Redeemer Lutheran
Evangelical Church, this Colonial Revival-
style chapel was constructed in 1932
and was the first church located in one of
Jackson's earliest subdivisions. In the
1960s, a new church was built adjacent . . . — — Map (db m178423) HM
(front)
On May 28, 1961, a Greyhound bus with nine Freedom Riders aboard arrived here, the third group of Riders into Jackson. The first two came on Trailways buses May 24. That summer 329 people were arrested in Jackson for integrating . . . — — Map (db m82000) HM
(side 1)
Henry Columbus (H.C.) Speir (1895-1972) played a crucial role in the recording of dozens of blues, country and gospel artists in the 1920s and 30s. In his position as owner of Speir Phonograph Company, founded here at 225 N. . . . — — Map (db m148590) HM
Formed in 1835, the congregation of Mt. Helm is the oldest black religious body in the city. The church bears the name of the Helm family who donated this land on which the church originally stood. — — Map (db m115363) HM
Built in 1894 as Jackson's first public school for black students. Commonly known as the "Mother School," it was named for Smith Robertson, a respected community leader, and Jackson's first black city alderman. Among the school's graduates is author . . . — — Map (db m94959) HM
The Alamo Theatre opened at this location in 1949. Prior to that the Alamo occupied two other spots in the area. The theatre showed movies, hosted music competitions, and presented blues and jazz concerts by artists such as Nat “King” . . . — — Map (db m51197) HM
Trumpet Records was the first record company in Mississippi to achieve national stature through its distribution, sales, radio airplay and promotion. Willard and Lillian McMurry launched the label from their retail store, the Record Mart, here at . . . — — Map (db m51196) HM
The Mississippi Federation of Women’s Clubs, organized in 1898 in Kosciusko, moved into this headquarters building in 1936. Designed by architect Robert Naef and built by the Works Projects Administration, the structure is of the Georgian-Revival . . . — — Map (db m72679) HM
Following the surrender of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, Union forces under William T. Sherman pursued Joseph E. Johnston's Confederate army to Jackson and laid siege to the city. North of Jackson, Parke's IX Corps moved astride the Canton Road and . . . — — Map (db m71101) HM WM
This church, organized in 1883, began as a Sunday School mission to blacks under the episcopate of Bishop Hugh M. Thompson. The first instructor was a Mr. Williams, an African American. The Rev. Richard T. Middleton became the first priest in 1904. . . . — — Map (db m51176) HM
During the era of segregation, traveling African Americans had few options for lodging. In Jackson, many black musicians stayed at the Summers Hotel, established in 1944 by W.J. Summers. In 1966 Summers opened a club in the hotel basement that he . . . — — Map (db m71513) 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 m178607) HM
Front
Bobby Rush, a Louisiana native who lived for decades in Chicago, earned the title “king of the chitlin circuit” after relocating to Jackson in the early 1980s. Rush's distinctive “folk funk” style, featured . . . — — Map (db m109296) HM
Front
From this building, COFO (Council of Federated
Organizations) coordinated efforts of SNCC,
NAACP, CORE, SCLC, and other activist groups
from early 1963 through early 1965. Clarksdale's
Aaron Henry was COFO president. Bob . . . — — Map (db m115397) HM
Founded in 1961, COFO combined the Civil
Rights efforts of the Congress of Racial
Equality. NAACP, Southern Christian
Leadership Conference, Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee, and local groups
under one umbrella. COFO's grassroots . . . — — Map (db m115333) HM
~Front~
One of the earliest blues musicians from Mississippi to make recordings, Ishmon Bracey (1899-1970) is buried in the nearby Willow Park Cemetery. In the 1920s and '30s Bracey was a leading bluesman in the Jackson area and . . . — — Map (db m71512) HM
Tragedy struck Jackson State College on May 15, 1970, when Jackson police and Mississippi Highway Patrol officers suppressed student unrest with intense gunfire. Phillip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green were killed and many injured when bullets . . . — — Map (db m178451) HM
Tragedy struck Jackson State College on May 15,
1970, when Jackson police and Mississippi
Highway Patrol officers suppressed student unrest
with intense gunfire. Phillip Lafayette Gibbs
and James Earl Green were killed and many
injured when . . . — — Map (db m109209) HM
Born July 7, 1915, in Birmingham, Alabama, Margaret Abigail Walker
grew up in a sophisticated Black family in New Orleans. After
attending Northwestern University, she joined the WPA in Depression-
era Chicago, where she met some of the day's . . . — — Map (db m178376) HM
The Gowdy community was first settled prior to 1903. Named for Mr. W.B. Gowdy, former president of the Delta Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Plant. This African American community was awarded its own U.S. postal stop in 1915. The Gowdy community is . . . — — Map (db m71366) HM
Ace Records, founded in 1955 by Johnny Vincent (1925-2000), was the most successful Mississippi-based label of the 1950s and 1960s. Ace’s extensive catalog of blues, R&B, pop, rock, and soul included records by Mississippi blues artists Arthur . . . — — Map (db m49681) HM
Constructed in 1923 and renamed the King Edward Hotel in 1954, the Edwards Hotel was the site of temporary studios set up by OKeh Records in 1930 and the American Record Corporation in 1935 to record blues artists Bo Carter, Robert Wilkins, Joe . . . — — Map (db m49680) HM
The Southeastern Conference, established in
1932, housed its first corporate office on the
13th floor of the Standard Life building. The
league's first commissioner was former Mississippi
governor Mike S. Conner. The office was in
Jackson from . . . — — Map (db m178426) HM
Mississippi Mounds
Two main types of mound were constructed by American Indians in Mississippi: burial mounds and platform mouds. The Pocahontas archaeological site has one of each of these mounds. Mound A, which you see in front of you, is a . . . — — Map (db m152558) HM
Picture yourself standing at this spot, centuries ago, long before cars and highways
parking lots and interpretive trails. It is springtime. You stand in an Indian village
dotted with clay-walled houses; there is smoke rising from numerous . . . — — Map (db m121460) HM
Borrow Pits
At the Pocahontas site, dirt was dug in prehistoric times from
some areas, referred to by archaeologists as borrow pits, for two
uses. One was to fill in along the edges of a narrow ridge to
make a larger flat area where . . . — — Map (db m121443) HM
Midden Mounds
A midden mound is another type of "mound" frequently found
where American Indians once lived. Unlike ceremonial mounds,
midden mounds were not purposely constructed for a specific
use, but rather were created by the . . . — — Map (db m121445) HM
The time during which American Indians lived at the Pocahontas site
can be split into two periods: the period before Mound A was built and
the period after. Before Mound A was built there appears to have been
a relatively large group of people . . . — — Map (db m121453) HM
Upstream, to your left, Confederate and Union soldiers fought through the creek’s thick underbrush. Here at the far right of the Confederate line, Col. Hiram Granbury’s 7th Texas regiment, CSA, charged into the thickets but were confronted by Ohio . . . — — Map (db m85100) HM
From this vantage point, Maj. Gen. James McPherson, USA, should have been able to watch the unfolding of the battle, but the smoke and dust clouds hung motionless near the ground all day. Nevertheless, he was able to see a skirmish line along the . . . — — Map (db m84941) HM
In April of 1861, rumors of Civil War became a reality at Charleston harbor when Fort Sumter was fired upon by Southern forces. Many leaders, both North and South, believed that a dash to capture the opposing side’s capital city would bring a quick . . . — — Map (db m85138) HM
The official casualty count for the Battle of Raymond totaled 1,266. The Federals reported 66 killed, 339 wounded, and 37 missing in action, while the Confederates reported 73 killed, 251 wounded, and 190 missing. While casualty reporting has always . . . — — Map (db m219674) HM
Civil War cannon were designed to be pulled by a limber
with six horses. The ammunition chest on the limber held
30 to 50 rounds of ammunition, depending on the caliber of the gun.
Each cannon traveled with a caisson, also pulled by a . . . — — Map (db m178477) HM
May 12, 1863, on Fourteen Mile Creek, 2,500 Confederate troops under Gen. John Gregg attacked a 10,000 man corps under Gen. James B. McPherson. Outnumbered, Gregg was forced to withdraw to Jackson. — — Map (db m26145) HM
By the time of the Civil War, the Natchez Trace had lost its significance as a national road. One of the sections ran from Port Gibson toward Jackson but the route veered from the original Trace to reach Raymond. In the spring of 1863, General U.S. . . . — — Map (db m87360) HM
“A single field, dotted with spots of timber, separated the Lower Gallatin and Utica Roads, and the main force of the enemy was on the latter road. Finding that I would necessarily be driven into town by his artillery unless I moved . . . — — Map (db m84987) HM
Early on the morning of May 12, 1863, McPherson, having received
Grant's message to move “with all activity," ordered his 17th Corps out
of its encampment on the Roach farm, ten miles to the southwest.
Once at Raymond he would complete the . . . — — Map (db m178546) HM
Anticipating that the enemy would approach Raymond from both of these roads, Confederate General Gregg positioned Capt. Hiram Bledsoe’s battery of three cannon and a battalion of infantry here to defend Raymond from either direction. However, on May . . . — — Map (db m85122) HM
C.S. Bledsoe’s Missouri Battery (3 Guns),
Gregg’s Task Force;
Capt. Hiram M. Bledsoe.
Around 9:30 a.m., May 12, 1863, Brig. Gen. John Gregg placed Captain Bledsoe’s two 12-pounder smoothbores and one Whitworth rifle here on a knoll at . . . — — Map (db m85124) HM
C.S. Gregg’s Task Force
Brig. Gen. John Gregg
1st Tennessee Infantry Battalion
Maj. Stephen H. Colms
This battalion was initially posted north of here to the right of Bledsoe’s battery in support of the three guns. About 2 p.m., Major . . . — — Map (db m85102) HM
C.S. Gregg’s Task Force
Miscellaneous Attached Units, May 12, 1863
1st Mississippi Battalion State Troops
Capt. James Hall
The 40-man detachment picketed the road to Utica and contested McPherson’s advance, but was unable to penetrate . . . — — Map (db m85123) HM
The Confederate Cemetery in Raymond contains the graves of 140 Confederate soldiers who were killed during the battle of Raymond on May 12, 1863, or who died as a result of their wounds. Most of the men were from Tennessee and Texas; many died in . . . — — Map (db m85108) HM
Gregg's Brigade was called up from Port Hudson, Louisiana, and arrived in Jackson, Mississippi, on Saturday, May 9, 1863. On Sunday night Pemberton ordered the brigade to march to Raymond, where it arrived Monday afternoon, May 11. During the Battle . . . — — Map (db m178601) HM
Gregg's Brigade was called up from Port Hudson, Louisiana, and arrived in Jackson, Mississippi, on Saturday, May 9, 1863. On Sunday night Pemberton ordered the brigade to march to Raymond, where it arrived Monday afternoon, May 11. During the Battle . . . — — Map (db m178606) HM
When Maj. Gen. Ulysses Grant's army crossed the Mississippi
River, Confederate Lt. Gen. John Pemberton realized he needed
more men and ordered Brig. Gen. John Gregg's brigade out of
Port Hudson, Louisiana, to Jackson, Mississippi. However, . . . — — Map (db m178595) HM
When Maj. Gen. Ulysses Grant's army crossed the Mississippi
River, Confederate Lt. Gen. John Pemberton realized he needed
more men and ordered Brig. Gen. John Gregg's brigade out of
Port Hudson, Louisiana, to Jackson, Mississippi. However, . . . — — Map (db m178605) HM
The Treaty of Doaks Stand, 1820, opened this land to white settlement. Land was quickly claimed, and pioneer families established themselves in this wilderness. William Dean and his wife Margaret settled near here on the Old Natchez Trace in . . . — — Map (db m87359) HM
As soon as the fighting broke out that morning, six guns of the 8th Michigan Light Artillery, marching near the front of the column, unlimbered and “went into battery” about a hundred yards from the bridge. They returned fire on the . . . — — Map (db m85032) HM
“One officer, not more than thirty feet from where I stood, quietly loaded up an old Meerschaum, lit a match, his pistol hanging form his wrist, and when he had got his pipe agoing, he got hold of his pistol again, and went on . . . — — Map (db m85099) HM
Civil War field artillery was organized in batteries, and while six guns were considered the ideal number, four gun batteries were common, especially in the Confederate service. A captain commanded the battery, and lieutenants were in charge of . . . — — Map (db m178542) HM
Confederate Brig. Gen. John Gregg arrived in Raymond on May 11 with orders from Pemberton to contain the right flank of the Federal army as it advanced north and determine where it was heading. Thinking he faced a force only half the size of his, . . . — — Map (db m85021) HM
(Front Side)
Confederate
We of the South Remember,
We of the South Revere.
(Rear Side)
Erected by the people of Hinds County in grateful memory of their men who in 1861-65 gave or offered to give their lives for the . . . — — Map (db m85144) WM
When the first shots of the Battle of Raymond shattered the morning calm, Capt. Samuel De Golyer's 8th Battery, Michigan Light Artillery galloped to the
front. Maj. Gen. McPherson reported that, "De Golyer's battery was placed in position in the . . . — — Map (db m178537) HM
Marching north toward Raymond on the Utica Road, the vanguard of Logan’s Union division was met by gunfire as the soldiers approached the Fourteenmile Creek bridge. Although confident that he outnumbered the enemy, Maj. Gen. James McPherson . . . — — Map (db m85039) HM
After the Battle of Raymond on May 12, Gregg's Confederates retreated through town and encamped on a ridge almost three miles east of the town square. McPherson's 17th Corps Federals marched into Raymond and went into camp for the night. During the . . . — — Map (db m219680) HM
Built, 1857-9, by the famous Weldon brothers with skilled slave labor crew. After the Battle of Raymond, fought 1 ¼ m. S.W. of here, May 12, 1863, this building served as a Confederate hospital. — — Map (db m85140) HM
Organized in 1842 by Rev. Silas Hazard of the
Clinton Presbytery with six charter members.
The present worship hall was built in 1871 with
front rooms added in 1926. Evangelist Rev. Daniel
Baker preached here in 1844. - Ruling elders . . . — — Map (db m178369) HM
St. Mark’s was organized in 1837 by Rev. James McGregor Dale and construction of the sanctuary was completed in 1855. Following the battle of Raymond on May 12, 1863, the church was used as a hospital for Federal soldiers. The interior of the church . . . — — Map (db m115932) HM
(Front Side)
Texas
Remembers the valor and devotion of its sons who participated in the Battle of Raymond and in other engagements of the Vicksburg Campaign.
Upon this field on May 12, 1863, soldiers of the 7th Texas Infantry, . . . — — Map (db m85976) WM
“Move your command tonight to the next cross-roads if there is water, and tomorrow with all activity into Raymond.”
Maj. Gen. Grant to Maj. Gen. McPherson, USA, May 9, 1863
“Move your brigade promptly to . . . — — Map (db m84988) HM
