On Ebenezer Road at Mississippi Route 14, on the right when traveling south on Ebenezer Road.
Born in 1928 in Holmes County, Robert G.
Clark Jr. was the first African American
elected to the Mississippi Legislature in
the 20th century. Elected in 1967, Clark
became chair of the House Education
Committee in 1977 and played a key role . . . — — Map (db m244497) HM
On Yazoo Street (Mississippi Route 17) at Elder James Rodgers Street, on the right when traveling north on Yazoo Street.
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Holmes County has been a significant contributor to the legacy of African American blues and gospel music in Mississippi. Heralded blues artists born or raised in the Lexington area include Elmore James (a native of Richland, . . . — — Map (db m140751) HM
A) Grand Gulf, Mississippi
Mile 407.0 AHP
A bluff jutting into the river at the old mouth of the Big Black River created perilous whirlpools that made Grand Gulf notorious among early flatboatmen. The town of Grand Gulf was established . . . — — Map (db m115164) HM
On Mississippi Route 12 0.4 miles east of Rosebank Mt Olive Road, on the left when traveling west.
In July 1965, ninth-grader Beatrice Alexander led
the list of 388 Holmes County students and parents
who petitioned to desegregate their county's schools
in the U.S. District Court in Jackson. The school
system's slow pace of compliance sent . . . — — Map (db m314866) HM
On U.S. 49E south of Milestone Road, on the left when traveling south.
In 1940, the U.S. government purchased 10,000
acres of farmland to establish Mileston as one
of thirteen African American cooperative
communities. At its height, it included a
store and medical clinic. Mileston was the
epicenter of the Civil . . . — — Map (db m314801) HM
On U.S. 51 at Lexington Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 51.
Born in 1835 in Alabama, Edmund Scarborough
became a successful farmer in Pickens. He
served in the Mississippi Legislature in 1870-1871
and organized what would become Union
Memorial UMC. John B. Scott, born near Pickens
in 1853, attended . . . — — Map (db m219757) HM
On West Broadway Street (State Highway 149) at North Water Street, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway Street.
Tommy McClennan (c. 1905-1961) was one of America's most successful down-home blues recording artists during the period when he recorded 20 singles for the Bluebird label (1939-1942). Among McClennan's most notable numbers were "Bottle It Up and . . . — — Map (db m77258) HM
On Verona Caney Road (Tennessee Route 272) at Anes Station Road, on the right when traveling south on Verona Caney Road.
A native of Holmes County, Mississippi, he
married Catherine Cheek in 1930. Ten years
later he moved to Verona where he farmed
and operated a general store until 1953.
He was elected to the General Assembly in
1948. Appointed commissioner of . . . — — Map (db m151051) HM
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
