On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 128.4), 6.6 miles south of Mississippi Highway 16, on the left when traveling north.
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Doaks Stand
About 1812 William Doak established his stand or tavern on the Natchez Trace which is five miles north of the Parkway at this point. The Treaty of Doaks Stand was signed there in 1820.
Because . . . — — Map (db m87493) HM
On Cross Street at South Union Street, on the left on Cross Street.
The Club Desire, which stood across the street from this site, was one of Mississippi's premier blues and rhythm & blues nightclubs from the late 1940s through the early 1960s. Owner Clarence Chinn presented the top national acts, including B. B. . . . — — Map (db m80035) HM
In Memoriam The Confederate Dead
The cause may perish, but the memory of noble deeds survives.
Erected by the Ladies Memorial Association of Canton, Miss, April 26, 1881. Mrs. Charles Handy, President — — Map (db m120907) WM
On East Peace Street at Belview Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Peace Street.
Earliest services held, 1840, by "Fighting" Bishop Leonidas Polk. Parish organized, 1848, with Edward Fontaine as rector. Building, dating from 1853, is Canton's oldest church structure. — — Map (db m105600) HM
Near East Semmes Street east of Lyon Street, on the left when traveling east.
Capt. Addison Harvey
Born June 1837,
Killed April 9, 1865.
Just as the country's flag was furled forever, death saved him the pain of defeat.
Long since has beat the last tattoo
Disbanded are the 'Gray' and 'Blue'
And peace reigns . . . — — Map (db m120908) WM
On North Hickory Street at West Center Street, on the right when traveling north on North Hickory Street.
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Hickory Street, known locally as "The Hollow," was a hub of social life, commerce, and entertainment for the African American community of central Mississippi for several decades, up through the 1970s. Canton's most famous blues . . . — — Map (db m97089) HM
On East Academy Street at Lyon Street, on the left when traveling east on East Academy Street.
A tribute to my faithful servant and friend, Willis Howcott, a colored boy of rare loyalty and faithfulness, whose memory I cherish with deep gratitude.
W.H. Howcutt
Loyal, faithful, true, were each and all of them.
Erected by W.H. . . . — — Map (db m120906) WM
On North Liberty Street (U.S. 51) at East Peace Street (Mississippi Highway 22), on the right when traveling south on North Liberty Street.
This Greek Revival courthouse has served as Madison County's seat of government since its construction, 1854–58. Canton, incorporated in 1836, is the fourth county seat of Madison Co., which was created in 1828. — — Map (db m755) HM
On North Liberty Street (U.S. 51) at West Peace Street (State Highway 22), on the left when traveling north on North Liberty Street.
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CORE Activists David Dennis, Matheo Suarez, and George Raymond opened a Madison County office in 1963 to register black voters, the majority in white~controlled Canton. Co~directors Raymond and Suarez were joined by Annie Devine and . . . — — Map (db m105553) HM
On State Highway 43, 0.1 miles west of Natchez Trace Parkway, on the left when traveling west.
This monument marks the Natchez Trace over which our pioneer ancestors came to Mississippi. It is located on the site of Madisonville, an early county seat of Madison County.
Erected by the Mississippi Daughters of the American Revolution, . . . — — Map (db m87496) HM
On East Fulton Street at Shady Lane, on the right when traveling east on East Fulton Street.
Architecturally distinctive 19th century penal facility. Jailer's quarters in front; cell block in rear. Built 1870 by Valentine Warner and architect C.W. Oates. Jail closed in 1969. — — Map (db m121567) HM
On East Fulton Street at Belview Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Fulton Street.
Built as the home of Dr. James Priestley, one of Canton's early physicians and first postmaster, the Priestley House is a 19th-century Greek Revival-style home constructed ca. 1852. The house remained in the Priestley family until the early 1990s. . . . — — Map (db m120888) HM
On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 128.4), 6.6 miles south of Mississippi Highway 16, on the left when traveling north.
Pine forests of the south played a major role in the growth of the Nation and have become a southern economic mainstay along with soybeans, cotton, and other agricultural products. Today, through reforestation and management as a crop, pines produce . . . — — Map (db m87492)
On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 122), 7.1 miles north of Mississippi Highway 43, on the right when traveling north.
Water tupelo and baldcypress trees can live in deep water for long periods. After taking root in summer when the swamp is nearly dry, the seedlings can stay alive in water deep enough to kill other plants.
This trail leads through an . . . — — Map (db m87490)
On Way Road near Gray Center Road North, on the left when traveling east.
As one of only two bridges across
the Big Black River, Way's Bluff
Bridge, a 200-foot long railroad
trestle, was the target of several
Union raids during the Civil War.
During the Vicksburg Campaign,
both Union Col. Amory Johnson and
Gen. . . . — — Map (db m179057) HM
