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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Winona, Mississippi

 
Clickable Map of Montgomery County, Mississippi and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Montgomery County, MS (13) Attala County, MS (12) Carroll County, MS (10) Choctaw County, MS (23) Grenada County, MS (19) Webster County, MS (6)  MontgomeryCounty(13) Montgomery County (13)  AttalaCounty(12) Attala County (12)  CarrollCounty(10) Carroll County (10)  ChoctawCounty(23) Choctaw County (23)  GrenadaCounty(19) Grenada County (19)  WebsterCounty(6) Webster County (6)
Winona is the county seat for Montgomery County
Winona is in Montgomery County
      Montgomery County (13)  
ADJACENT TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY
      Attala County (12)  
      Carroll County (10)  
      Choctaw County (23)  
      Grenada County (19)  
      Webster County (6)  
 
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1 Mississippi, Montgomery County, Winona — Ensign William Devotie Billingsley
On Mission Road at Middleton Road (Mississippi Highway 182), on the right when traveling north on Mission Road.
A graduate of Winona High School and the United States Naval Academy Class of 1909, Ensign Billingsley was one of the "Bird Men" — the pioneers of naval aviation, the pioneers of the test pilot generation, and the grandfathers of the . . . Map (db m89917) HM
2 Mississippi, Montgomery County, Winona — Immanuel Episcopal Church
On Summit Street at Fairground Street, on the left when traveling east on Summit Street.
Established in 1873 as a mission of All Saints Parish of Grenada, Mississippi. The first sanctuary was built in 1875 and the church was formally organized the following year with Reverend V.N. Shields serving as rector. In 1909 this Gothic Revival . . . Map (db m219770) HM
3 Mississippi, Montgomery County, Winona — Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway
On North Applegate Street (U.S. 51) at Middleton Road, on the right when traveling south on North Applegate Street.
Created by Congress in 1913, the highway in Mississippi follows U.S. 51, 49, & 90. Its central route runs from Fairview, Ky., Davis' birthplace, to Beauvior, his last home at Biloxi.Map (db m89904) HM
4 Mississippi, Montgomery County, Winona — Montgomery County Confederate Monument1861 - 1865
On North Quitman Street at Warehouse Lane, on the right when traveling south on North Quitman Street.
[East (front) side] To the Confederacy President Jefferson Davis And the Soldiers who fought for States Rights CSA [South side] To the women of the Confederacy, who were as fair as our skies and sunny . . . Map (db m92672) WM
5 Mississippi, Montgomery County, Winona — 120 — Roebuck "Pops" Staples — Mississippi Blues Trail —
Near Summit Street, 0.1 miles west of U.S. 51.
Front Roebuck “Pops” Staples, one of the foremost figures in American gospel music as a singer, guitarist, and patriarch of the Staple Singers family group, was born on a farm near Winona on December 28, 1914. Staples began playing . . . Map (db m90019) HM
6 Mississippi, Montgomery County, Winona — The "Final Spike"
On North Front Street at Summit Street, on the right when traveling north on North Front Street.
On Jan. 31, 1860 The Final Spike Of The Old Mississippi Central Was Driven Just South Of Winona Establishing For The First Time Direct Rail Service From The Great Lakes To the Gulf Of Mexico.Map (db m89906) HM
7 Mississippi, Montgomery County, Winona — Winona Confederate MonumentC.S.A.
Near Summit Street, 0.3 miles west of North Applegate Street (U.S. 51).
Our Confederate DeadMap (db m90263) WM
8 Mississippi, Montgomery County, Winona — Winona Jail Site
On Sterling Avenue at Oak Drive, on the right when traveling south on Sterling Avenue.
On June 9, 1963, police arrested civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer and several colleagues while they attempted to integrate a nearby segregated bus terminal. The group was traveling home to Mississippi after attending nonviolent protest . . . Map (db m219771) HM
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May. 5, 2024