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On Perry Road north of Ewell Road, on the left when traveling north.
[Top plaque] This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
[Bottom plaque]
Bethany Presbyterian Church
Organized in 1808, Bethany . . . — — Map (db m243301) HM
On State Highway 24/33 at East Howard Street (State Highway 48), on the left when traveling north on State Highway 24/33.
Began as Spanish relay post. Was known prior to 1824 as Elysian Fields, or Amite Courthouse. Chartered in 1880. After 1884, new town, springing up on railroad, gradually absorbed old site. — — Map (db m96426) HM
On West Park Street North north of West Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
A heroine of the Civil Rights Movement, Anne Moody was born
in 1940 in Wilkinson County near Centreville. In her classic 1968 memoir,
Coming of Age in Mississippi, she lucidly and eloquently articulates
what it was like to grow up in . . . — — Map (db m193106) HM
On Old Mississippi 33 (State Highway 24) at State Highway 33, on the right when traveling east on Old Mississippi 33.
Named for CSA General Earl Van Dorn, this U.S. Army Post served as a training camp from 1942-1945. The 99th ("Checkerboard") and the 63rd ("Blood and Fire") divisions trained here and fought in Europe, suffering over 10,000 casualties in such . . . — — Map (db m96276) HM
On State Highway 33, 0.3 miles north of Thomas Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Nearby is the site of the original log cabin church established in 1811 by Matthew Bowman. Wm. Winans, circuit rider and leader in Miss. Methodism served as pastor, and in 1815, married Martha DuBose. — — Map (db m96035) HM
