Historical Markers and War Memorials in Amory, Mississippi

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Amory, Mississippi

1 ► Mississippi, Monroe County, Amory — 208 — Amory, Mississippi: Blues from a Railroad Town — Mississippi Blues Trail —

Just as Amory’s history is tied to the railroad, so is much of its musical legacy. Several generations of blues, soul and gospel performers came from the families of African-American workers employed here by the Frisco line. Others worked as . . . — — Map (db m174015) HM

2 ► Mississippi, Monroe County, Amory — Amory's Tribute to the Heroes of 1861—1865 —

Front Amory's Tribute to the Heroes of 1861—1865 Right Side List of Members Stonewall Camp #427, Amory, Monroe County, MS Rear To the women of the Confederacy whose pious ministrations to our . . . — — Map (db m102891) WM

3 ► Mississippi, Monroe County, Amory — Becker Post Office — Circa 1920 —

Becker's first Post Office building operating from 1920 until early 1960s. Given to the Amory Regional Museum by Mr. Hershel Sandlin in memory of his wife Mrs. Kay Sandlin — — Map (db m102616) HM

4 ► Mississippi, Monroe County, Amory — Bienville's Fort —

On May 22, 1736, a military force commanded by Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, Governor of French Louisiana, landed nearby to attack the Chickasaw. A palisade of 600 log posts was built near here as a base of operations. Defeated in the Battle . . . — — Map (db m102615) HM

5 ► Mississippi, Monroe County, Amory — Chickasaw Cession —

Area E. of Tombigbee R., S. of Gaines' Trace ceded in Chickasaw Council House Treaty, 1816. Became part of Monroe Co., 1821. South portion severed, 1830, at formation of Lowndes Co. — — Map (db m102611) HM

6 ► Mississippi, Monroe County, Amory — Cotton Gin Port —

South one mile. Initially an Indian trading post at southern terminus of Gaines Trace. Named for the cotton gin built by U.S. Government for the Chickasaw ca. 1801, it grew into an important river town and cotton market with formation of Monroe . . . — — Map (db m102613) HM

7 ► Mississippi, Monroe County, Amory — Gilmore Sanitarium —

The Gilmore Sanitarium was built in 1916 by Ellie Davidson Gilmore and his wife, Virginia. This twenty-two bed facility included a laboratory and operating room. The sanitarium served as Amory's primary hospital until 1961, after which the building . . . — — Map (db m102610) HM

8 ► Mississippi, Monroe County, Amory — Mound Cemetery —

Mound built circa 100 A.D. for the burial of high-status members of an unknown Indian tribal group. Cemetery established during the mid-1800s by the Nabers family and other early settlers of Monroe County. — — Map (db m102612) HM

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9 ► Mississippi, Monroe County, Amory — New Hope Church — 1819 —

New Hope Primitive Baptist, the oldest church in N. Miss. was organized in 1819 4 mi. S.W. & moved here in 1833. Thomas Willingham was the first pastor. The 1819 Record Book lists white & black members. — — Map (db m244678) HM

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