[Right Plaque]:
This Building, the
Old Federal Building
has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the
U.S. Department of Interior
September 1973
• • •
Supervised by architect James Knox Taylor, this . . . — — Map (db m44961) HM
Forrest County native Clyde Kennard was a pioneer in the quest to desegregate higher education in Mississippi. His efforts to enroll at Mississippi Southern College (now USM) in 1955-1959 were obstructed by college president William D. McCain and . . . — — Map (db m118838) HM
In 1880 near the banks of Gordon Creek, this lawyer, railroad builder and Confederate veteran selected the site for Hattiesburg. Incorporated in 1884, the town was named for Hardy's wife, Hattie Lott. — — Map (db m40050) HM
Builder of Railroads
Pioneer in the Development
of the Resources of
South Mississippi
Founder of the Cities of
Hattiesburg and Gulfport
A Dreamer
Whose dreams Came True — — Map (db m76705) HM
Rev. W.D. Ridgeway was one of the most courageous, steadfast and respected
Civil Rights Leaders to emerge in Mississippi during the 1950s. He was
constantly under the radar of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
and the local White . . . — — Map (db m191866) HM
[West Side]
Formerly Choctaw Territory and later claimed by France, Britain, Spain and United States, this area entered by settlers in early 1800s and known as Ewin Forks, later Gordonville. Chosen as rail center by Captain William H. . . . — — Map (db m58885) HM
Victoria Jackson Gray Adams was the Mississippi
supervisor of the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference's (SCLC) Citizenship Education Program,
a founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic
Party (MFDP), and the first African . . . — — Map (db m312332) HM
Native of Kelly Settlement community, Forrest County. Landowner, farmer, grocer, saw and plane mill operator, employer, church music director, and father of eight. Multi-term President of the Forrest County Branch of the National Association for . . . — — Map (db m292900) HM
Taking our Rightful Place in History
The Birthplace of the Voting Rights Movement in Mississippi
Rev. I.C. Peay et al. vs. Luther Cox
It was here on Mobile Street at various businesses that 15 African-
American Men regularly met and . . . — — Map (db m175155) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
