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Mississippi State Historical Marker Program Historical Markers
Markers of the Mississippi state historical marker program administered by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. It includes state markers installed by previous state departments and agencies. This series does not include markers of the Mississippi Freedom Trail, Mississippi Blues Trail, Mississippi Country Music Trail, and Mississippi Mound Trail, which have their own series categories.
By Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017
Fawn Grove School Marker near Fawn Grove Freewill Baptist Church.
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Fawn Grove Church Road west of Fawn Grove Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Established in 1909, the Fawn Grove School served the Fawn Grove community. After a new school house was constructed here in 1926, the Fawn Grove School recorded its highest enrollment, 162 students, in 1931. The Fawn Grove School closed its doors . . . — — Map (db m102975) HM |
| On 178 (State Highway Highwa) near Bankhead Road Notheast, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Bankhead Highway, established in 1916, was the first all-weather, transcontinental highway in the United States. It spanned some 3,600 miles. In Mississippi, the northern route roughly follows Highway 178 and the southern route, US Highway 278. . . . — — Map (db m123260) HM |
| On State Highway 23 just from Patton Flat Oakland Road. |
| | W. 1 mi. Here, 1887~1904, G.A. & J. T. Holley bridged gap between rural schools and colleges for many who distinguished themselves in law, education, & business. — — Map (db m117204) HM |
| On Graveline Road at Old Spanish Trail, on the right when traveling north on Graveline Road. |
| | The West Pascagoula Creosote Works, at this site, was the first continuously operated creosote treatment plant in the nation. Established in 1874 to protect railroad bridge timbers against rot and the toredo worm, the plant was open until 1978. . . . — — Map (db m16726) HM |
| On Graveline Road at De la Pointe Drive, on the right when traveling north on Graveline Road. |
| | This sawmill operated on this site from 1867 till 1906, employing more than twenty local citizens and producing more than 30,000 board feet of lumber per day at its peak. The sawmill was well situated with easy access to the river, railroad, . . . — — Map (db m16754) HM |
| On De La Pointe Drive 0.1 miles south of U.S. 90, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built in 1940, the Gautier School replaced the Lyon School, built in 1918 and located 3 miles west at Hilda. The Lyon School consolidated other schools in the area, including the "Little Red Schoolhouse," built in 1890 by Walter Gautier. The "Little . . . — — Map (db m20045) HM |
| Near Interstate 10 at milepost 63, 4.5 miles west of Mississippi Highway 613. |
| | In 1718 this area was settled by Jean-Baptiste Baudreau dit Graveline, born 1671 in Montreal. Arrived with d'Iberville at Fort Maurepas aboard the Renommée Jan 8, 1700. Prominent colonist~adventurer~merchant. — — Map (db m81089) HM |
| On Barracuda Dr. 0.2 miles south of Graveline Rd, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The nearby earthen mound was built by prehistoric Indians during the Late Woodland Period between 400 and 700 A. D. The mound's flat summit was used for ceremonial purposes. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is one of the few . . . — — Map (db m129007) HM |
| On Oak Street at U.S. 90, on the right when traveling north on Oak Street. |
| | Originally a burial site for the Gautier family, this cemetery contains the graves of Fernando Gautier and Henry Gautier (builder of Twelve Oaks). Members of the Clifford, Fayard, Fuller, LeBatard, Pelham, Peterson, Quinn, Saucier, Vaughan, and . . . — — Map (db m43651) HM |
| On U.S. 90, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Organized ca. 1886, this African American church is the oldest continuous congregation in Gautier. Twice destroyed by fire, the church was rebuilt at its present site in 1893. The New Era Missionary Baptist Church choir sang at the 1936 inauguration . . . — — Map (db m16518) HM |
| On Gautier Vancleave Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Saint Pierre's Episcopal Church was organized in 1921 by Bishop Theodore DuBose Bratton, the third Bishop of Mississippi. In 1992 the congregation constructed a new sanctuary at this location under the leadership of Rev. Harold Martin. The original . . . — — Map (db m131646) HM |
| On Oak Street 0.1 miles north of De La Pointe Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Built c. 1867, by Fernando Upton Gautier and his wife, Theresa Fayard Gautier. The Gautiers moved to this area from Biloxi and established the F. Gautier and Sons Sawmill in 1866. The house is built from native pine cut at the sawmill, which closed . . . — — Map (db m16756) HM |
| On Graveline Road 0.2 miles south of Old Spanish Trail, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Built ca. 1896 by Henry Gautier (1848-1921) for his second wife, Laura Canty. Henry Gautier was the eldest son of Fernando Gautier. The house is located in the Helen Moro Spanish land grant claim and was built on the site of the McRae Hotel, a . . . — — Map (db m43650) HM |
| On Salem Campground Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Begun in 1826, the Salem Methodist Campground moved to this site in 1842. Meeting in October of each year, except 1863 & 1864, it is the oldest regularly held Methodist camp meeting in Mississippi. — — Map (db m25821) HM |
| On East Beach Drive east of Holcomb Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Designed in 1890 by Chicago architect Louis Sullivan (known as the "Father of the Skyscraper") and his young draftsman, Frank Lloyd Wright, this was the vacation home of James Charnley and later Fredrick Norwood, both Chicago lumber magnates. The . . . — — Map (db m109201) HM |
| On Government Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Built in 1927 as the Ocean Springs Public School. Designed by William Nolan, the building includes panels painted by artist Walter Anderson. In 1998, the building was renamed for Mary C. O'Keefe (1893-1980), first female school superintendent in . . . — — Map (db m25820) HM |
| On Beach Boulevard west of City Park Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Authorized on February 22, 1848, by
President James K. Polk, this camp
was situated on a peninsula just south
of Pascagoula called Greenwood Island.
The camp grounds consisted of several
buildings, including a hospital, parade
ground, and . . . — — Map (db m102205) HM |
| On Pascagoula Street at Grant Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Pascagoula Street. |
| | Tomb ½ block W. Built first RR in old S. W., 1831. Invented passing track & raised platform. Dredged "Grant's Pass" & E. branch Pascagoula R. Legislator in Miss., Ala., & La., voting for Ala. charter to N.O. & M. (L & N), 1866. — — Map (db m102202) HM |
| On Denny Avenue (U.S. 90) at Pascagoula Street, on the right when traveling west on Denny Avenue. |
| | The Pascagoula Ice and Freezer Company
was established in the late 1880s. Its
name changed in 1903 when the one-story
brick building just north of this site
was built. It is the only example of
Mission Revival Style architecture in
Pascagoula . . . — — Map (db m102184) HM |
| On State Highway 15 at Commerce Drive, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 15. |
| | On July 23, 1890, Marsh Cook of Jasper County was gunned down by six men after warning citizens that the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention would likely limit voting rights and disfranchise black voters. Cook was a white Republican candidate . . . — — Map (db m56188) HM |
| On State Highway 15 0.1 miles north of Commerce Drive, on the left when traveling north. |
| | One of routes of military & post road begun, 1807, from Natchez to Ft. Stoddert & Milledgeville, Ga. Over this trail many immigrants came into Territory & here Sam Dale operated wagon train. — — Map (db m56544) HM |
| On Medgar Evers Boulvard east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Home 4 mi. W. His cavalry "pride" of one army & "admiration" of other at N. Orleans, 1815. Militia head, 1815-19; comr. in negotiating Choctaw cession, 1820 & selecting site of capital at Jackson, 1821; mem. legislature & Congress. — — Map (db m105207) HM |
| On State Highway 552 at Lower Mississippi Great River Road (Interstate 61), on the right when traveling west on State Highway 552. |
| | Here, on July 4, 1864, Union landing force, sent from Rodney by General Ellett in search of cotton, clashed with C.S.A. cavalry under Maj. Moorman & was driven back to boats. — — Map (db m6411) HM |
| On U.S. 61 at Rodney Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 61. |
| | The town of Lorman was first settled in the early 1800s and known by a variety of names, including Lee, Lick, and Hays. In 1884, the town was formally platted when the Louisiana, New Orleans, and Texas Railroad purchased land from Mrs. Charlotte . . . — — Map (db m105737) HM |
| On Anderson Street at North Deason Street, on the left when traveling west on Anderson Street. |
| | This one-story, Greek Revival-style house was constructed ca. 1847 with a wood façade shaped to resemble stone blocks and a hexagon-shaped entrance vestibule. On October 5, 1863 Confederate Major Amos McLemore, who had been sent to the area to round . . . — — Map (db m73449) HM |
| On Hill Street at Calhoun Street, on the right when traveling south on Hill Street. |
| | Jones County was established in 1826 with two county seats, Ellisville and Laurel. This courthouse was designed by architect Penn Jeffries (P.J.) Krouse and constructed by Norris and Gardner in 1908, with the Laurel courthouse in 1908, as its twin. . . . — — Map (db m111002) HM |
| On State Highway 588, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Near this site on June 25, 1863, a small group of Confederate soldiers and civilians under the command of Lt. W. M. Wilson of the 43rd Tennessee Infantry, defeated a detachment of the 5th Illinois Cavalry. During the skirmish, the entire 40 man . . . — — Map (db m61931) HM |
| On Jefferson Street west of South 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On March 19, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke here at St. Paul Methodist Church to rally support for the Poor People's March on Washington against economic injustice. King told the overflow audience that the marchers were going to the . . . — — Map (db m110981) HM |
| On North 5th Avenue (State Highway 537) at West Oak Street, on the right when traveling south on North 5th Avenue. |
| | Constructed in 1914, the Hotel Pinehurst was owned and operated by T.B. Horton until 1939. The hotel included over 100 rooms, a grand lobby and entranceway, and a number of dining rooms, offices, and stores. The Arabian Theater was added in 1924. . . . — — Map (db m56546) HM |
| On North 5th Avenue at Yates Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North 5th Avenue. |
| | Opened on November 24, 1914, this building once housed all of Laurel's city officials, as well as the fire and police departments. Laurel City Hall was designed by architect Penn Jeffries Krouse and is an early example of the eclectic Mediterranean . . . — — Map (db m110979) HM |
| On Limbert Street at South 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Limbert Street. |
| | In 1924 engineer William H. Mason discovered a process to convert wood chips into a thin, high density material that became known as masonite. He established the Mason Fibre Company soon after his discovery. The company changed its name to the . . . — — Map (db m110983) HM |
| On Queensburg Avenue at Oak Park Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Queensburg Avenue. |
| | Oak Park Vocational High School, located at this site, opened in September, 1928. Based on the pattern of Tuskegee Institute, the school provided academic, vocational, and agricultural education to African American students, and included faculty . . . — — Map (db m110988) HM |
| On Queensburg Avenue north of Brown Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Born in Laurel on May 9, 1939, Ralph Boston became a star athlete at Oak Park High School. While attending Tennessee State (1957-1962), Boston set records in the high jump, sprints, high hurdles, and long jump. Earning a spot on three successive . . . — — Map (db m110990) HM |
| On Big Creek Church Road at U.S. 84, on the right when traveling north on Big Creek Church Road. |
| | Org. 1820s. Oldest Landmark church in county. At break-up of Ebenezer Assn., it led in organizing Big Creek Missionary Baptist Assn. Dykes, Hilburn, Hill, Jefcoat, Knight, Shows, Sumrall, Todd, & Wade families led in church growth. — — Map (db m111001) HM |
| On Mississippi Route 16W at Main Avenue, on the right when traveling east on State Route 16W. |
| | Once Indian village ruled by "Little Leader," Hopiah Iskitina. Named for Baron Johann DeKalb of American Revolution, who came to U.S. with Lafayette. Town chartered Dec. 23, 1833. — — Map (db m140657) HM |
| On Bell Street west of Main Avenue (State Route 39), on the right when traveling west. |
| | John C. Stennis (1901-1995) was born in the Kipling community in Kemper County and lived in DeKalb. As a circuit judge, he heard many cases in this courthouse. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1947 and reelected six times, Stennis served as president . . . — — Map (db m140654) HM |
| On Main Avenue (Mississippi Route 39) south of Veterans Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Born in 1771 in Virginia, Reuben Kemper moved to Spanish West Florida in 1800 and was active in the affairs of the Mississippi Territory. After several attempts to overthrow Spanish rule by force, Kemper's vision became reality in 1810 when the . . . — — Map (db m140652) HM |
| On U.S. 45 at George McDade Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 45. |
| | Established in 1913, the town of Electric Mills was built by the Sumter Lumber Company, which relocated to Kemper County from Alabama. Powered by electricity generated by the mill, the town was among the first in Mississippi with electric lights and . . . — — Map (db m140642) HM |
| On Fire Tower Road at Chapel Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on Fire Tower Road. |
| | Est.1874 as a community church called Narkeeta Chapel. Land and nearby spring donated by J. L. Parmer. Reorganized 1890 as Chapel Hill Methodist Church. Present building constructed 1891, remodeled 1976. — — Map (db m140641) HM |
| On Mississippi Route 16 at Giles Road, on the left when traveling east on State Route 16. |
| | This cemetery is a part of the plantation established by Jacob Giles (1799-1860) a settler from N. Carolina. Adjacent to the cemetery stood Grace Chapel (Epis.). Giles' house, built ca. 1825, stands .3 miles west. — — Map (db m140649) HM |
| On County Route 7 1 mile north of Road 244, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Following their defeat in the battle of Corinth, Confederate forces, now under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton, established a line of defense on the Tallahatchie River in November 1862. Union Gen. U.S. Grant, moving down the Mississippi Central Railroad, . . . — — Map (db m102633) HM |
| On Old Taylor Road (County Road 303) south of County Route 3062, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Buried here between 1837 and 1865 are early settlers of Lafayette Co. Among these is the grave of John J. Craig, purchaser of the Indian lands that are now Lafayette Co. and donor of the site of Oxford. — — Map (db m102979) HM |
| On East Jackson Avenue (Mississippi Route 314) east of Martin Luther King Jr Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Site of Oxford's first African American church, organized by former slaves in 1869-70. First called Sewell Chapel. In 1900, the church was renamed Burns Methodist Episcopal Church. The original wooden building was replaced in 1910 by the present . . . — — Map (db m102880) HM |
| On Martin Luther King Jr Drive at East Jackson Avenue (State Route 314), on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Jr Drive. |
| | After the Civil War, many freedmen from Lafayette County moved into Oxford; settled in the area bounded by Jackson Avenue, Price Street, the railroad and 9th Street; bought land, built houses, schools and churches; and exercised the rights and . . . — — Map (db m102881) HM |
| On Old Taylor Road west of South 10th Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The mansion ca. 1853 located on this site was burned by Union troops in 1864. Two original outbuildings are included in the present house, built in 1869. Jacob Thompson (1810-1885), a native of North Carolina, moved to Pontotoc, Mississippi, in . . . — — Map (db m102991) HM |
| On North 14th Street north of Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Home of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar from 1868 to 1888. Lamar was an educator at the University of Mississippi; a colonel, 19th Miss. Inf., CSA; a U.S. congressman; senator; Secretary of the Interior; and an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme . . . — — Map (db m102883) HM |
| On East Jackson Avenue at Courthouse Square, on the left when traveling west on East Jackson Avenue. |
| | The original courthouse was burned in August 1864 by Union Troops led by Gen. A. J. Smith. Judge R. A. Hill secured Federal funds to construct the present courthouse which was completed and occupied in January 1872. — — Map (db m102877) HM |
| On East Jackson Avenue (Mississippi Route 314) west of North 9th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On December 2, 1862, as the Confederates
fell back to the Yalobusha River, Union
Gen. U.S. Grant moved his headquarters
from Waterford to Abbeville. On the 4th,
he moved to Oxford, while his advance
crossed the Yocona River. W.T. . . . — — Map (db m102879) HM |
| On North Lamar Boulevard at Jefferson Avenue on North Lamar Boulevard. |
| | E. 3 blocks. Here are buried L. Q. C. Lamar, statesman; A.B. Longstreet, author, educator; Wm. Delay, veteran of 3 wars; Sarah McG. Isom, first southern university faculty woman; & I.D. Isom; first white settler in county. — — Map (db m102682) HM |
| On Old Taylor Road west of South 10th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Built c. 1848. From 1930 to 1962 home of novelist William Faulkner, who named it for the rowan tree, symbol of security and peace. Now maintained as a literary landmark by the University of Mississippi. — — Map (db m102988) HM |
| On Depot Street at Van Buren Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Depot Street. |
| | Built in 1872 by the Mississippi Central R.R. (later part of the Illinois Central line), this depot replaced an earlier structure burned during the Civil War. For many years, the depot was a hub of activity for the town and the University of . . . — — Map (db m102679) HM |
| On North 16th Street 0.2 miles north of Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The creator of Yoknapatawpha County, whose stories about his people won him the Nobel Prize, is buried twenty steps east of this marker. — — Map (db m102882) HM |
| On Sorority Row north of Grove Loop, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Originally built for use as magnetic observatory. Used as Confederate morgue after Battle of Shiloh in April, 1862. Also used by Gen. U.S. Grant in fall of 1862 and later by forces of Gen. Nathan B. Forrest. — — Map (db m102673) HM |
| On Sorority Row at Student Union Drive on Sorority Row. |
| | Built 1857-59 by Chancellor F.A.P. Barnard, the Observatory housed the Physics and Astronomy Department until 1939 and was the home of chancellors until 1971. The West Wing, called McCain Hall, was used by the NROTC, 1947-89. The Observatory was . . . — — Map (db m102769) HM |
| On University Circle at Library Lane, on the right when traveling south on University Circle. |
| | The Lyceum, which opened for the first University of Mississippi class in 1848, symbolizes the origins, endurance, and triumphs of higher education in Mississippi. During the Civil War, the building served as a hospital for Union and Confederate . . . — — Map (db m102753) HM |
| On University Circle 0.2 miles west of Grove Loop, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Old Chapel was originally constructed in 1853 as a dormitory. Its design was later modified to include a large hall for student assemblies, commencement exercises, and meeting rooms for literary societies and student organizations. During the . . . — — Map (db m102675) HM |
| On University Circle 0.2 miles west of Grove Loop, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Constructed in 1889 at a cost of $35,000, this Romanesque Revival-style building served as the University's first library. Renamed in honor of James Alexander Ventress in 1985, this building has also served as the School of Law (1911-1929), State . . . — — Map (db m102677) HM |
| On West Main Street (State Highway 13) at South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. |
| | Area to south, originally part of French Louisiana became W. Florida under England & Spain. After West Florida Revolution annexed by U.S. & in 1812 added to Miss. Territory. — — Map (db m97104) HM |
| Near Old Highway 45 North at York Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | S. E. 1.7 mi. is hospital site & burial spot of 1020 C.S.A. & 80 Union men wounded at Shiloh, Corinth, Iuka, Jackson, Bakers Creek, Vicksburg, & in Forrest's N. Miss. battles. — — Map (db m140639) HM |
| On Dale Drive at Ponta Street, on the right when traveling north on Dale Drive. |
| | N.W. ¾ mi. Here are buried 170 unknown Confederate soldiers who died at field
hospital after various battles in 1862-63 from Shiloh to Vicksburg. — — Map (db m140985) HM |
| On 10th Avenue south of 21st Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Thomas J. Wilson and St. Luke's cemeteries were associated with the Masonic lodges that once stood on this city block. The cemeteries have over 100 extant formal markers on the graves of civilians and veterans from five American military . . . — — Map (db m111125) HM |
| On Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Drive 0.2 miles north of Highland Park Drive, on the left when traveling north. |
| |
Born Sept. 8, 1897, at Meridian, Miss. Known as the “Singing Brakeman,” Rodger's recordings of Southern blues and ballads greatly contributed to the world-wide popularity of a distinctly American musical form. — — Map (db m77219) HM |
| On 13th Street at 28th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 13th Street. |
| | The 13th Street Colored Branch Library, also known as the Carnegie Library for Blacks, opened in 1913 on a site donated by St. Paul Methodist Church. The library was one of twelve segregated libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie. The one-story, red . . . — — Map (db m140955) HM |
| On Front Street near 18th Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Well-preserved industrial complex grouped about a railroad depot, center of railroad industry, the impetus to Meridian's growth after 1860. Included farm products processing businesses of inventor G.W. Soule. — — Map (db m60075) HM |
| On 30th Avenue at 10th Street, on the left when traveling north on 30th Avenue. |
| |
Build ca. 1870 by industrialist J.R. Dial. His son, E.H. Dial, who served as mayor (1893-1901) also lived here. The city's code of ordinances was adopted during his term, and he was responsible for many civic improvements. In 1899, he wrote the . . . — — Map (db m77214) HM |
| On 23rd Avenue at 20th Street, on the right when traveling south on 23rd Avenue. Reported missing. |
| | This Tudor Revival home built in 1923, was the home of Dr. William Jefferson Anderson, founder of the Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. Remaining in family hands from his death in 1951 until 1992, the house was purchased in 2001 by the United . . . — — Map (db m111060) HM |
| On 23rd Avenue at 11th Street, on the right when traveling south on 23rd Avenue. |
| | The East Mississippi Female College was established here in 1869 by the Central Methodist Church and became recognized as one of the finest female colleges in the South under the leadership of John Wesley Beeson, President (1869-1903). The college . . . — — Map (db m111120) HM |
| On 23rd Avenue 0.1 miles from 25th Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Buried just east of this site. “Sonny” Montgomery served in the Mississippi State Senate 1956-1966 and the U. S. House of Representatives 1967-1997. A retired Major General in the Mississippi National Guard, Montgomery championed . . . — — Map (db m76698) HM |
| On 44th Avenue at Jimmie Rogers Memorial Drive, on the right when traveling north on 44th Avenue. |
| |
Opened in 1909 as one of the South's premier streetcar pleasure parks, it consists of 32 informally landscaped acres and contains an 1890s Dentzel Carousel which is designated a National Historic Landmark. — — Map (db m77218) HM |
| Near 40th Avenue south of 8th Street. |
| | Charles William “Savez” Read (1840-1890) was an officer in the pre-Civil War U.S. Navy. Joining the Confederate navy, Read was nicknamed the “Seawolf of the Confederacy” for his daring exploits.
After serving on the CSS . . . — — Map (db m111031) HM |
| On 6th Street west of 16th Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Earliest evidence of Meridian's settlement, containing burials of first settler Richard McLemore, victims of 1871 riot, and 1878 Yellow Fever epidemic. Listed in National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m111129) HM |
| On Front Street near 18th Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Formerly Sowashee, it was chartered 1860, and throve as rail junction during the Civil War, serving in 1863 as temporary capital and as depository of the state's official records. — — Map (db m59695) HM |
| On Martin Luther King Junior Drive at 10th Street, on the left when traveling north on Martin Luther King Junior Drive. |
| |
A 20-room Neoclassical Revival mansion completed in 1904, the house began as a small cottage which served as headquarters for Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in 1863. Merrehope is now a museum of local history. — — Map (db m77216) HM |
| On Poplar Springs Drive at 24th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Poplar Springs Drive. |
| | In 1905, local lumber businessman M.R. Grant laid out a plan for the lots and streets along Poplar Springs Drive and named it Marion Park in honor of his daughter. By 1912 along this winding road, featuring large homes, a street car line and Matty . . . — — Map (db m93143) HM |
| On Highland Avenue at 35th Street, on the right when traveling north on Highland Avenue. |
| | Founded by John Wesley Beeson in 1903 as the Meridian Woman's College to which was added the Conservatory of Music in 1904. The school merged with Beeson's Meridian Male College in 1914, becoming known as the Meridian College and Conservatory. . . . — — Map (db m140958) HM |
| On 37th Street west of Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Founded by John Wesley Beeson in 1902 on a campus originally developed by Rev. L. M. Stone as a college for women, the Meridian Male College was led by President Malcolm A. Beeson from 1903-1913, when it merged with John Beeson's Meridian Female . . . — — Map (db m140962) HM |
| On 8th Street at 24th Avenue (Mississippi Highway 493), on the right when traveling west on 8th Street. |
| |
Erected 1923-27 by the Hamasa Shriners in Moorish Revival style, this theater was among the finest movie/vaudeville “palaces” of its day, having one of the largest stage facilities in the United States. — — Map (db m77217) HM |
| On 25th Avenue near 6th Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m59694) HM |
| On 15th Street at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, on the left when traveling west on 15th Street. |
| | Built in 1894, this was the first brick public school building in east Mississippi for African American children. The school was named for Rabbi Jacob Wechsler, who led the drive to build it. Founded in 1871, the school was initially housed in St. . . . — — Map (db m111035) HM |
| On Caswell Street north of East Broad Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Former home of Governor Andrew H. Longino, who served as legislator, judge, and county official. New capitol building erected and primary election law passed during his term. — — Map (db m70809) HM |
| On Brookhaven Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Est. 1810 by Jos. Cooper, one blk. N. Primary reason St. Stephens Rd. took this route in 1812 from St. Stephens (Ala.) on the Tombigbee to Natchez. Site served as boat landing from 1826 through early 20th century. — — Map (db m50158) HM |
| On East Broad Street at Caswell Street, on the right when traveling east on East Broad Street. |
| | ½ blk. N, built 1884. Restored by Lawrence Co. Hist. Soc. Longino was gov. of Miss., 1901-1904. During his term New Capitol built; Dept. of Archives & Hist. and state penal farm estab.; public school system improved. — — Map (db m70776) HM |
| On State Highway 27, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Here was the upper line of Mt. Dexter Treaty grant, 1805, from which came counties of Wayne, Green, Marion, Lawrence, Pike, Covington, Perry, Jones, Lincoln, Lamar, Forrest, J.Davis, & Walthall — — Map (db m50159) HM |
| On East Franklin Street at North St. Matthew Street, on the right when traveling east on East Franklin Street. |
| | The Carthage United Methodist Church was established in 1846 when Mrs. Joseph Eads became the first member during a revival held by a Methodist circuit rider. Rev. Alexander S. Parker was appointed as the first pastor in 1847. The first sanctuary, a . . . — — Map (db m140927) HM |
| On Guntown Road (County Route 833) at Bethany Road (Mississippi Highway 330), on the right when traveling west on Guntown Road. |
| | Organized in 1852 by the Alabama Presbytery, Bethany Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church had a charter membership of twenty-five including four slaves. The church was used as a hospital in 1864 following the Battle of Brice's Cross Roads. The . . . — — Map (db m60738) HM |
| On West Main Street at South 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. |
| | Six-foot-three Baldwyn native “Country” Graham led the Bearcats to a state title in 1932. In 1938, he became the first All-American basketball player from Ole Miss and Mississippi. He pioneered the one-handed hook shot, “Country’s . . . — — Map (db m154980) HM |
| On East Main Street at Front Street South, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. |
| | A native of Baldwyn, James H. “Babe” McCarthy began coaching basketball in 1941. During his career he coached high school, college, and professional teams. In 1963, McCarthy sneaked his all~white Mississippi State team out of Starkville . . . — — Map (db m154987) HM |
| On North 4th Street (State Highway 145) at Industrial Park Drive, on the left when traveling north on North 4th Street. |
| | One mile northwest is the birthplace of Private John Allen (1846~1917), soldier, statesman, sage, and wit. He kept Congress laughing from 1885 to 1901. — — Map (db m154988) HM |
| On Union Avenue (State Highway 6) at Road 1093, on the right when traveling north on Union Avenue. |
| | The Union Church was established in the late 1840s in the small settlement of the same name, in what was then Itawamba County. The community of Union was first settled in the mid 1840s. Having once shared a building with another local congregation, . . . — — Map (db m122991) HM |
| On Pierce Street at President Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Pierce Street. |
| | Near here, on May 26, 1736, French and Choctaw invaders under Bienville were soundly repulsed by Chickasaws defending the Ackia, Apeony, and Chukafalaya villages. Many French casualties occurred. — — Map (db m102783) HM |
| On West Jefferson Street at North Green Street on West Jefferson Street. |
| | First Presbyterian Church of Tupelo was founded in 1867 with twenty-five charter members and has worshipped at this site since 1905. After a tornado destroyed the church building in 1936, it was rebuilt using native sandstone and dedicated in 1938. . . . — — Map (db m122993) HM |
| On West Washington Street at Cotton Street, on the right when traveling west on West Washington Street. |
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Built 1898-99, in spite of a yellow fever quarantine which hampered construction. J.H. Mitchell was its first pastor. 1500 people attended the 1899 North Miss. Conference to hear Bishop Warren Candler speak. — — Map (db m77186) HM |
| Near U.S. 49E at Levee Road, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing. |
| | Here is site of fort at which Grant's gunboats bound for Vicksburg, early in 1863, were halted by fort batteries and by the sunken hulk of the "Star of the West" in channel. — — Map (db m132320) HM |
| On Fulton Street at River Road, on the right when traveling south on Fulton Street. |
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Founded by John Williams as Williams Landing, 1834. Chartered as Greenwood, 1844. Since 1917 has been the world's largest long staple cotton market. — — Map (db m77184) HM |
| On West Front Street west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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District comprises state's most important concentration of buildings associated with marketing of cotton and with the state's post-Civil War cotton boom. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m77179) HM |
| On Main Street at Avenue D, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
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The Greenwood Underpass was constructed in 1938 by the Mississippi State Highway Department with funding from the Federal Aid
Highway Program. In accordance with WPA goals the Greenwood Underpass was designed to improve the Y. & M.V. railroad . . . — — Map (db m77189) HM |
| On Wright Place at Fulton Street, on the right when traveling east on Wright Place. |
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Needing a fresh water supply for his ice company, Charles Edward Wright partnered with the mayor and Board of Aldermen to drill a well near this site. Wright and his business partner, Staige Marye, provided the boring rig, and the city provided . . . — — Map (db m77190) HM |
| On Strong Avenue at Mary Street, on the right when traveling east on Strong Avenue. |
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Burial spot of veterans of four wars. Among 40 Confederates was Lt. Azro A. Stoddard, who carried out orders to scuttle “Star of the West,“ thus preventing federal use of Yazoo River route to Vicksburg. — — Map (db m77188) HM |
| On Fulton Street at Ramcat Alley, on the left when traveling north on Fulton Street. |
| | N.E. 2 mi., at junction of Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers is site of extinct town founded in 1830's by Greenwood Leflore. Achieved great prosperity in era before Civil War. — — Map (db m77181) HM |
| On Schley Street (State Highway 7) at Humphreys Street, on the left when traveling south on Schley Street. |
| | Plantation home site (from which town was named) of Brig. Gen. Benj. G. Humphreys, C.S.A. Elected governor of Mississippi, Oct., 1865. Forcibly removed by Carpetbag regime, June, 1868. — — Map (db m77165) HM |
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