On St. Catherine Street, 0.2 miles west of McCabe Street, on the left when traveling west.
The 1928 Natchez City Directory lists Italian immigrant Sam Anzalone as operating a grocery store at 158-160 St. Catherine Street where he sold gasoline for 21 cents a gallon. Many of the late- nineteenth-century Italian immigrants farmed and sold . . . — — Map (db m114509) HM
On Martin Luther King Street at St. Catherine Street & Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north on Martin Luther King Street.
300 North Martin Luther King Street (above) is home to the city's oldest funeral business.Robert D. Mackel (below) opened Bluff City Undertaking in 1898 at the corner of Jefferson and North Rankin Streets. About 1911 he relocated the business to . . . — — Map (db m108600) HM
On St. Catherine Street east of Junkin Street, on the right when traveling west.
Professional dealers, traffickers and speculators, by purchase, by hook, crook and sometimes outright kidnapping, tore apart mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins, babies, young children, relations and friends . . . — — Map (db m114508) HM
On Franklin Street at North Wall Street, on the left when traveling east on Franklin Street.
Site of the printery of “father of Mississippi journalism.” Printed first book in state, 1799. Became first public printer and in 1802 founded famed newspaper, “Mississippi Herald.” — — Map (db m70851) HM
Near N. Broadway Street north of Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
Bontura, built in 1851, was the home of Robert Smith, a free African American who ran the city’s most successful carriage business in the 1850s. The house stands at the head of Silver Street, which leads to Natchez Under-the-Hill. Smith . . . — — Map (db m87179) HM
On Main Street at South Canal Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
Built ca. 1836, this structure, a National Historic Landmark, is a fine example of the Greek Revival style. A Banker’s House attached to the rear insured security & gives the structure an unusual and practical plan. — — Map (db m79346) HM
On Liberty Road south of St. Catherine St. (U.S. 61), on the right when traveling north.
[Panel 1:]
Natchez in the Center of Slavery
Slavery is central to American history. The labor of enslaved African Americans built much of the nation’s wealth and enabled it to gain its economic independence. The enslavement of people . . . — — Map (db m41533) HM
On High Street at North Rankin Street, on the right when traveling east on High Street.
This 1866 view of High Street shows two houses, but one is no longer standing. The surviving house in the foreground has porches with the kind of sawn wooden railing that is called “gingerbread,” because it looks like the . . . — — Map (db m127099) HM
On North Pearl Street at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on North Pearl Street.
John Smith, a partner in the contracting firm of Neibert and Gemmell, built this brick cottage in 1838. The John Smith House is named for two owners with this same common name. In this 1866 photograph, evergreen trees obscure the front of . . . — — Map (db m127078) HM
On North Rankin Street at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling south on North Rankin Street.
Zion Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church was built in 1858 as the Second Presbyterian Church, a mission of First Presbyterian Church. Zion Chapel acquired the building in 1866, when Hiram R. Revels served as pastor. The . . . — — Map (db m127093) HM
On Jefferson Street near North Union, on the right when traveling west.
Ethel Clagett and Mabel Porter were among the first women in America to own a car dealership that was not inherited from a male spouse or relative. They opened their dealership in 1914 on Main Street and moved to a larger new facility on . . . — — Map (db m108610) HM
On Main Street at Canal Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
The Protection Steam Fire Company No. 3 built a grand firehouse in 1902 at the corner of Main and Canal streets (no longer standing). During the 1800s and early 1900s, volunteers provided fire protection in Natchez as in most American . . . — — Map (db m127086) HM
On Main Street at South Wall Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
The Old Natchez Post Office was built in 1904 on the site of William Johnson's Main Street barbershop. Before his 1851 death, Johnson also owned two other barbershops in town. He used both freed and enslaved black workers who served only . . . — — Map (db m127074) HM
On Franklin Street at North Pearl Street, on the left when traveling east on Franklin Street.
The dramatic looking Natchez Hotel (no longer standing) was built in 1891. Within a few years, parts of the building began to disappear in stages. The tent-like dome went first in a storm, and a 1926 fire destroyed most of the structure. . . . — — Map (db m127090) HM
On South BroadwayStreet near Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
Edelweiss is a Swiss Chalet-style building which dates to 1883. The house offered both a great view of the Mississippi River and a convenient location for the family of its first owner, Joseph O'Brien, a coal-dealer at Natchez . . . — — Map (db m108807) HM
On Jefferson Street west of North Rankin Street, on the right when traveling west.
Oldest building in Natchez. Standing before 1789. Operated as a tavern, stage stop, and mail station at the end of Natchez Trace. Now owned and restored by the Pilgrimage Garden Club of Natchez. — — Map (db m127081) HM
On S. Broadway St at Bontura Street, on the right when traveling south on S. Broadway St.
First settled by French, 1716-29. Lasting growth came with Britain, 1763-1779, and Spain, 1779-98. Cotton and trade made it commercial and cultural capital of Old South. — — Map (db m4479) HM
On Silver Street east of South Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Spanish built Silver Street about 1790 to connect the town to the riverfront below. In the 1800s, Natchez Under-the-Hill was a major port on the Mississippi River. Natchez exported and imported agricultural goods, with cotton being . . . — — Map (db m127108) HM
On Main Street west of South Pearl Street, on the left when traveling west.
Chartered in 1809 as the only bank in Mississippi Territory and given a monopoly as the official state bank in 1818. It occupied this site in 1826 but was supplanted by Planters' Bank in 1831. Closed solvent. — — Map (db m70854) HM
On St. Catherine Street west of Auburn Street, on the left when traveling west.
John J. Nosser, Mayor of Natchez from 1962 to 1968, was born in Lebanon in 1899 and immigrated to the United States in 1919. Mississippi welcomed a number of Lebanese immigrants who became some of the most successful businessmen in their . . . — — Map (db m114458) HM
On St. Catherine Street near Old D'Evereux Street, on the left when traveling east.
Pictured (left to right) are the Stallone sons, Hugo, Serviglio, Premo, and Meno. All of the sons worked on St. Catherine Street. Hugo operated a grocery store, where his brother Serviglio also worked. Premo opened a plumbing and electrical . . . — — Map (db m115624) HM
Near State Street east of South Canal Street, on the right when traveling east.
The house to your left, completed in 1841, was built by William Johnson. Born a slave in 1809 in Natchez and freed in 1820, Johnson learned the profession of barbering from his brother-in-law. At an early age, he owned a barbershop and later . . . — — Map (db m92857) HM
On Saint Catherine Street at Orange Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Saint Catherine Street.
Axel Voss spoke little English when he emigrated in 1925 from Copenhagen, Denmark. He worked as a mechanic for Chris Anderson and John T. Belt, who founded A-B Motor Company in a backyard garage at 114 St. Catherine. The first Voss business venture . . . — — Map (db m103882) HM
On State Street, 0 miles east of So. Canal Street (Business U.S. 61), on the right when traveling west.
William Johnson
1809-1851
was a free African American Businessman and Diarist. His diary, covering the period from 1835-1851 and published in 1951, contains an extensive description of everyday pre-Civil War life; it is a valuable . . . — — Map (db m34877) HM
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 8.7), 0.5 miles U.S. 61, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
(Marker #1)
A National Road
Natchez in the extreme south-western corner of the United States was threatened by Spain in 1800 and later by France and Great Britain.
President Jefferson in 1801 decided that a road from Nashville . . . — — Map (db m87267) HM
On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 8.7), 0.5 miles north of U.S. 61, on the right when traveling north.
Across the Parkway behind you is a portion of the Old Natchez Trace - - a wilderness road that originated from a series of trails used by the southeastern Indian tribes. The Natchez Trace was politically, economically, socially, and militarily . . . — — Map (db m87265) HM
On U.S. 61 at Assembly Street, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 61.
Built ca. 1801 and operated as a tavern by
Charles De France and Richard Fletcher,
the two-story, wood frame building
that stood here housed Mississippi's
territorial legislature from at least 1808
to 1811. At the time, Washington was . . . — — Map (db m136948) HM
On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 8.7), 0.5 miles north of Blues Highway (U.S. 61), on the right when traveling north.
By 1810, most travelers along the Natchez Trace were Kaintucks
heading home.
Kaintucks – farmers and boatmen from the Ohio and
Mississippi river valleys – floated crops and other goods
to market in New Orleans or the bustling, edgy river . . . — — Map (db m244210) HM
On East Waldron Street at Polk Street, on the right when traveling west on East Waldron Street.
"The array of modern machinery, representing a vast outlay of capital, the little army of men and women - chiefly the latter - working together in concentration and harmony that denote superb administration, the high-ceilinged, . . . — — Map (db m183943) HM
On State Highway 33 north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
Named Dayton in 1884 in honor of David Day who gave the R.R. right-of-way. In 1917, Foster Creek Lumber & Mfg. Co. mill & town of Stephenson est. here. In 1934, named for L.O. Crosby who bought the vast co. holdings. — — Map (db m96180) HM
On East Washington Street at North Huntington Street, on the right when traveling west on East Washington Street.
"Redbud Springs" in Indian days. Later named for Polish-American patriot. Chartered, 1836. On Natchez Trace near geographical center of state. Trade activity gave it title, "Beehive of the Hills." — — Map (db m140798) HM
On South West Main Street at Green Street, on the right when traveling south on South West Main Street.
First hotel built in the Village of Mound Bayou
"In the matter of sanitary surroundings, in the way of rooming
arrangements, and culinary excellence with the matter of
dining, the service at the Newton Hotel will satisfy the
mostly . . . — — Map (db m90470) HM
On Edwards Avenue at Roosevelt Street, on the right when traveling south on Edwards Avenue.
Organized by Charles Bank
Building dedication led by Booker T. Washington
More than 15,000 attended dedicatory event
Constructing Architect: Thomas W. Cook
Construction Foreman: W. H. Cook — — Map (db m90504) HM
On Edwards Avenue at Roosevelt Street, on the right when traveling south on Edwards Avenue.
Mound Bayou businessman and physician Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard (1908-1976) founded and led Mississippi's pre-eminent civil rights organization in the 1950s, the Regional Council of Negro Leadership. A charismatic speaker and mentor to . . . — — Map (db m90148) HM
On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 180.7), 0.1 miles south of Mississippi Highway 413, on the right when traveling north.
Louis Leflore first traded with the Choctaw Indians at a bluff now part of Jackson Mississippi. About 1812 he established his stand 900 feet to the northeast on the Natchez Trace.
Because of the storekeepers nationality, the area was often . . . — — Map (db m87485) HM
On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 203.5), 0.6 miles south of U.S. 82, on the right when traveling north.
Pigeon Roost Creek, to your left, is a reminder of the millions of migrating passenger pigeons that once roosted in trees in this area. The species has been completely destroyed.
One mile east where the Natchez Trace crossed the creek, . . . — — Map (db m87484) HM
This water wheel was originally built for Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Peacock of Mendenhall Ms., in 1948 and was donated by them to this park in 1971.
The wheel was built for the purpose of generating electricity by water power that operated a . . . — — Map (db m104095) HM
On Carrol Street east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
212-14 Carrol. Ca. 1840 Greek Revival. One of the finest commercial/residential buildings from this era in Mississippi today. The center doorway opens to a stairhall which leads to the residence area upstairs. — — Map (db m139356) HM
On Market Street south of Fair Street, on the left when traveling south.
600 Block of Market. Ca. 1828-40. Federal/Greek Revival. This grouping of buildings had commercial space on the ground floor and either storage or living space above. Washington Hall at 601-09 Market was formerly a hotel. — — Map (db m139468) HM
On Orange Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling west on Orange Street.
• Claiborne County native educated in local schools and Alcorn A & M College
• First black citizen elected to the Claiborne County Board of Education - 1969 to 1974
• Operated a successful business on this site
• Owned an . . . — — Map (db m104424) HM
On Main /Market Street north of Orange Street, on the right when traveling north.
405 Market. 1810-20 Federal. This large brick structure was one of the well known inns along the Natchez Trace. The famous actor Joseph Jefferson was a guest here. This is one of the oldest buildings in Claiborne County. — — Map (db m139471) HM
On Market Street south of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south.
702 Market. 1840 Greek Revival. This bank closed its doors during the Civil War but reopened afterwards as a hotel. Since 1890 it has been used for its original purpose. The hexastyle portico features unfluted Doric columns. — — Map (db m139458) HM
On Orange Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling west on Orange Street.
On April 1, 1966, the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) imposed an economic boycott on the majority of the white-owned businesses in Port Gibson/Claiborne County. In the months leading up to the . . . — — Map (db m104340) HM
On Gunn Drive (U.S. 11) at Old Mill Creek Road, on the right when traveling north on Gunn Drive.
Center of early trade on Chickasawhay River with Gulf Coast. Served during Civil War as location of hospital and prison camp and temporary refuge of the State Government. — — Map (db m84213) HM
On Sunflower Avenue, 0.2 miles south of Martin Luther King Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Front
Since 1944 the Riverside Hotel has provided lodging for traveling musicians. It was home to some, including Sonny Boy Williamson II, Ike Turner, and Robert Nighthawk. Before that, the building served African Americans of the . . . — — Map (db m90062) HM
On Martin Luther King Boulevard at Harrison Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Martin Luther King Boulevard.
Front
This neighborhood, known since the turn of the twentieth century as the New World, was a breeding ground for ragtime, blues, and jazz music in Clarksdale's early days as a prosperous and adventurous new cotton town, when . . . — — Map (db m90060) HM
On Moon Lake Road north of Moon Road, on the right when traveling north.
First built in 1926 by the Elks Club of
Clarksdale, this property was sold in
1933 to William Mhoon Wilkerson,
who developed it into a popular
tourist destination. At its height, the
Moon Lake Club property included a
restaurant, hotel-style . . . — — Map (db m235158) HM
On U.S. 51 north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
Site of cotton & woolen mills
set up, 1866, by J. M. Wesson.
Burnt, 1873; rebuilt, expanded &
operated by Col. Ed.
Richardson & Capt. Wm. Oliver
with 2,000 employees. Closed
1910 & dismantled 1919. — — Map (db m122614) HM
On East Railroad Avenue at Hotel Street, on the left when traveling north on East Railroad Avenue.
Site of a hotel since 1864, this structure was built ca. 1877. Known originally as the Richardson House, the hotel was owned by Mississippi Mills, a once-flourishing textile mill founded by J.M. Wesson in 1864. — — Map (db m122512) HM
On Bonhomie Road, 0.2 miles south of W.S.F. Tatum Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
These buildings are the remnants of
Bonhomie, a company-owned sawmill town
that thrived from 1915 to 1938. The Tatum
Lumber Company established a mill here
in 1915, drawing laborers and their
families to the area. During its height,
Bonhomie . . . — — Map (db m175897) HM
On Mobile Street north of Fifth Street, on the right when traveling north.
Named for grocer, hotel owner-operator, community leader. Republican 6th Cong. District. Chairman 1924-1940. National Convention Delegate 1936. Leader of Black MS Republicans 1920-1940. ------------------------------------------------------- Wood . . . — — Map (db m175992) HM
On Macedonia Road at Morriston Road, on the right when traveling north on Macedonia Road.
Established here in what was then
Perry County on February 8, 1887,
with D. L. Carter as the first
Postmaster. Discontinued on
September 11, 1893, but reestablished
on January 10, 1894, with J. S.
Doyle as Postmaster. Named for
F. M. Morris . . . — — Map (db m206581) HM
On Oak Street at Summer Street, on the right when traveling east on Oak Street.
In 1898, E.E. Bolen established a nursery and orchard company in George County. Other wholesale nurseries were established in the early 1900s. The production of ornamental plants, trees and shrubs has since become a thriving commercial industry in . . . — — Map (db m56545) HM
On Old Avera Road, 0.1 miles south of Kate James Road, on the right when traveling north.
The Clark Cemetery was established by
W.M.B. Clark (1809-1881) in 1879 with
the burial of С.С. McInnis, born in 1804.
It is the final resting place of a number
of Greene County businessmen, legislators,
county officials and . . . — — Map (db m122334) HM
On North Beach Road at North 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west on North Beach Road.
Located in the northern part of Bay St. Louis, the area known as Cedar Point developed in the late 1880s when G.W. Dunbar and Sons built a seafood cannery near the end of Dunbar Avenue. In 1909, the Peerless Oyster Co. opened at the present-day site . . . — — Map (db m187779) HM
On South Beach Boulevard at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on South Beach Boulevard.
Hancock County Bank opened on October 9, 1899. Weeks later the bank's board of directors purchased this property at the corner of Main Street and South Beach as the site of a new headquarters. Bay St. Louis's first two-story brick building, the . . . — — Map (db m108455) HM
On Discovery Circle, 0.5 miles west of State Highway 607, on the right when traveling west.
Developed by Rocketdyne, the H-1 rocket engine burned liquid oxygen and propellant RP-1, a kerosene derivative. A cluster of eight H-1 engines powered the Saturn S-1B rocket's first stage, providing a total of 1.6 million pounds of thrust. — — Map (db m107987) HM
On Logtown/Possum Walk Trail, 1.5 miles west of State Highway 604, on the right when traveling west.
Founded here in 1848, Logtown was home to the Weston Lumber Company, founded in 1889, which became one of the largest lumber milling operations in the United States during the 1920s. By 1961 the last 250 residents were removed to make way for the . . . — — Map (db m107866) HM
On U.S. 90, 0.1 miles east of Baltic Street, on the right when traveling east.
Located at this site, Brown's Vineyard, established 1874, was a popular resort during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The wine, produced on site from scuppernong grapes, was marketed and sold across the United States. The vineyard, which . . . — — Map (db m49061) HM
On North Beach Boulevard, 0.2 miles south of Whispering Pines Drive, on the right when traveling south.
According to local tradition, the "Pirate House," located here, was built as early as 1802 and was frequented by famed pirate Jean Lafitte and his associates. Later remodeled as a Greek Revival structure, the house is believed to have a secret . . . — — Map (db m108459) HM
On Bayview Avenue at Porter Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Bayview Avenue.
In 1880, self-made entrepreneurs Lazaro Lopez, F. William
Elmer, William Gorenflo, James Maycock, and William K. M.
Dukate formed a company that would launch Biloxi's seafood
industry. Inexperience did not thwart the partners. Dukate
traveled to . . . — — Map (db m102241) HM
On Keller Avenue at Jenkins Lane, on the right when traveling north on Keller Avenue.
Barq's root beer was created by Edward C. Barq, Sr. in 1898 and produced on this site until 1936, when the operation moved to Lameuse Street. A Mississippi Gulf Coast favorite, the number of franchise bottlers grew to over two hundred by 1950. . . . — — Map (db m68425) HM
On Cadet Street at East 1st Street on Cadet Street.
Built here in 1934 as part of a U.S. Coast Guard base, the barracks was an E-shaped, Spanish Colonial Revival style building made of reinforced concrete. Arcaded porches lined the building's
wings and central pavilion, which had an octagonal . . . — — Map (db m102175) HM
On Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Bellman Street, on the right when traveling west on Beach Boulevard.
The Greek Revival mansion once located here was a "raised cottage" (meaning it was composed of a frame upper story set upon an above-ground brick basement to
protect the wooden portion from moisture and insects.) Probably built ca. 1850 for Peter . . . — — Map (db m68423) HM
On Howard Avenue east of Reynoir Street, on the left when traveling east.
The development of downtown Biloxi paralleled the economic
growth of the city. Biloxi's first economic boom occurred during the
antebellum period when daily stops by a steamboat packet between
New Orleans and Mobile turned the small village into . . . — — Map (db m102243) HM
On Main Street. at Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90), on the right when traveling south on Main Street..
The development of downtown Biloxi is a direct reflection of the economic growth of the city. During early and mid-19th century homes on small lots and hotels occupied the area. Attracted by the population density, merchants began to establish . . . — — Map (db m91146) HM
On East First Street at Myrtle Street on East First Street.
Originally on this site was the Slavic Benevolent Association Lodge, a 13,000 sq. ft. structure with a meeting hall accommodating 600 people. Known as the Slavonian Lodge, the building served as a social center for the large number of ethnic Slavs . . . — — Map (db m102174) HM
During the early 19th Century, the Biloxi peninsula was sparsely populated
with a few French speaking families. The 1827 establishment of steamboat
service between New Orleans and Mobile, via Lake Pontchartrain, served
as a catalyst for the . . . — — Map (db m102223) HM
On Woolmarket Road at Old Highway 67 (Old Mississippi Highway 67), on the right when traveling east on Woolmarket Road.
S. 3 mi. Once center of wool industry. Here on July 16, 1910, three rural schools formed Woolmarket Vocational High School, considered to be the first consolidated high school in the state. — — Map (db m20010) HM
On Bay Shore Drive at Boney Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Bay Shore Drive.
Before roads and bridges, trading-posts were essential on the Bay Pierre and Celina Harvey built their home on this site, acquired from her father Joe Moran. In the 1830s, along with their children and a black female with child, they completed their . . . — — Map (db m122403) HM
On Santa Cruz Avenue at Bay Shore Drive, on the right when traveling south on Santa Cruz Avenue.
In February 1699, men exploring the Bay under Captain Pierre LeMoyne's command, found no settlements. In the 1720s, one of three colonial brickyards were developed near this site. Dominic Ladner gained title to this section (22) from the Spanish, . . . — — Map (db m122402) HM
On 7th Avenue north of Moran Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1721 the French colonial headquarters made its fourth move on
the Coast: Old Biloxi to New Biloxi with the intentions of building
a permanent fort of bricks. Abundant ideal brick clay, was discovered
here, the best of four resource sites. . . . — — Map (db m122401) HM
On Central Avenue at West Race Track Road, on the right when traveling south on Central Avenue.
In 1834 Dominique Ladnier sold a strip of land adjacent to the
Sanchez strip to Pierre Quave. The most practical location for a
town on the Bay was at this strip, because of the Bay channel
and its Proximity to the most suitable ferry landing . . . — — Map (db m122434) HM
On East Pass Road at Monet Street, on the right when traveling east on East Pass Road. Reported damaged.
N. 1 mi. Founded c. 1800. Famed, 1840-1900, for foundries, sawmills & shipyard; Coast's first newspaper, "Democrat" (1846); and many fine academies. Here Jeff. Davis attended Polar Star Lodge, founded in 1852. — — Map (db m81006) HM
On 13th Street at 25th Avenue (U.S. 49), in the median on 13th Street.
On April 20, 1925, the Magnolia Route opened with a forty-hour, 1,000 mile endurance drive from Gulfport to Chicago. This route was designed to bring more commerce and tourism to Mississippi. — — Map (db m80995) HM
On Jeff Davis Avenue at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Jeff Davis Avenue.
Oldest commercial building on Jeff Davis Avenue. Built in 1924 by Hancock County Bank as its second branch. Located in Long Beach primarily to serve this area's growing truck farming industry. Because of the Great Depression, the branch was moved in . . . — — Map (db m81049) HM
On Klondyke Road at North Cleveland Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Klondyke Road.
Arrival of L&N Railroad in 1880's made possible Long Beach's development as a truck farming center. James Thomas and W. J. Quarles in 1884 began truck farm industry by raising and shipping green beans to northern markets. During next 25 years, over . . . — — Map (db m81047) HM
On Jefferson Street north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
The lots and streets from the original
survey of 1829 are known today as Olde
Towne Clinton. In 1824, Charles Lawson, a
federal land surveyor, purchased land in
Hinds County. After his death in 1826, his
nephew and heir, Charles Lawson Jr., . . . — — Map (db m178441) HM
On Commerce Street, 0.1 miles north of Tombigbee Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1927 by the New Orleans Great
Northern Railroad, this freight depot
served various railroads, including the
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio, until 1972, when rail
operations ceased. The Merchants
Company, a wholesale grocer, leased the
building . . . — — Map (db m219750) HM
On West Northside Drive, 0.5 miles east of Medgar Evers Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Front
Malaco Records, one of America’s foremost labels in the fields of southern soul, blues, and gospel, was founded at this site in 1967. Malaco’s studio was the first state-of-the-art recording facility in Mississippi. The label . . . — — Map (db m90193) HM
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 93.1), 0.5 miles north of Medgar Evers Boulevard (U.S. 49), on the left when traveling north.
To improve communication to the Old Southwest, the Natchez Trace was declared a post road in 1800. Afterwards, with Choctaw permission, improvements to this section of the Old Trace began. In 1805, the Choctaw allowed inns, known as stands, to be . . . — — Map (db m87361) HM
On North Gallatin Street at West Capitol Street, on the right when traveling north on North Gallatin Street.
Front
Scott Radio Service Company, located at 128 North Gallatin Street, just north of this site, was one of the first businesses in Mississippi to offer professional recording technology. The Jackson-based Trumpet record label used . . . — — Map (db m90196) HM
On North Street at East Amite Street, on the right when traveling south on North Street.
Two of Jackson’s historic hotels once stood at this site. The Eagle Hotel, originally a tavern, was built in 1823. Andrew Jackson was a guest here in 1840. Alexander McClung, editor and Mexican War hero, committed suicide at the hotel in 1855. The . . . — — Map (db m51178) HM
Near Lakeland Drive (State Highway 25) 0.2 miles east of Interstate 55, on the left when traveling east.
In 1938, the Mississippi Geological Survey in cooperation with the W.P.A.
undertook a geological survey in ten counties. Assistant state geologist
Fredric F. Mellen supervised several county surveys in search of good
ceramic clays. Mellen . . . — — Map (db m185390) HM
On Fairview Street, 0.1 miles east of North State Street (U.S. 51), on the left when traveling east.
Built ca. 1908 as a private residence for
Cyrus C. Warren, vice president of the
Warren-Godwin Lumber Company, this
Colonial Revival mansion was designed
by the Chicago architectural firm of
Spencer & Powers. Known as the Warren-
Gunter . . . — — Map (db m115367) HM
Near East Fortification Street at North Jefferson Street.
The Jitney Jungle grocery store chain was
founded in 1919 by the McCarty and Holman
families. In 1933, Jitney No. 14 held its
grand opening in this Tudor Revival
building designed by Emmett Hull. The
building, called "The English Village," . . . — — Map (db m115335) HM
On John R. Lynch Street at Valley Street, on the right when traveling east on John R. Lynch Street.
The Gowdy community was first settled prior to 1903. Named for Mr. W.B. Gowdy, former president of the Delta Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Plant. This African American community was awarded its own U.S. postal stop in 1915. The Gowdy community is . . . — — Map (db m71366) HM
On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 61), 1.7 miles north of Fisher Ferry Road, on the left when traveling north.
(Left Panel)
Lower Choctaw Boundary
The line of trees to your left has been a boundary for 200 years. It was established in 1765 and marked the eastern limits of the Old Natchez District. This boundary ran from a point 12 . . . — — Map (db m87312) HM
On Court Square at Wall Street (State Route 17), on the left when traveling east on Court Square.
Began in 1820s as trading post. Incorporated in 1836. County seat of Holmes County since 1834. In 1907 the first Corn Club in the United States was organized here by W.H. (Corn Club) Smith. — — Map (db m140843) HM
On South Hayden Street at East Jackson Street, on the right when traveling north on South Hayden Street.
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The names of Turner’s Drug Store (located on this corner) and the Easy Pay Store across the street are etched into blues history as sponsors of some of the first radio programs in Mississippi to feature Delta blues. In 1947-48 . . . — — Map (db m77270) HM
On East Main Street, 0.1 miles east of South Rose Street, on the right when traveling east.
Also known as the Cates-Gaither House, this one-story Greek Revival-style planters cottage was built in ca. 1859 by ship builder and merchant Pleasant Cates. The heavy framing includes original pegged joints. Named for the cedar trees on the . . . — — Map (db m96773) HM
On West Wiygul Street at South Gaither Street, on the left when traveling west on West Wiygul Street.
A.J. Staub Jr. and W.G. Stewart opened Staub-Stewart Hardware Company on this site on July 18, 1924. Joseph Edwin Staub, a hardware clerk, convinced the owners in 1941 to allow him to form J. E. Staub & Company, a construction company. J. E. Staub . . . — — Map (db m205430) HM
On State Highway 23 close to 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 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
Invented and operated by members of pioneer Krebs family at least two decades before the Whitney gin. Family burial ground is on site of Old Spanish Fort. — — Map (db m102185) HM
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