Built in 1946 as the first “Road Switcher” of its type in U.S. Columbus and Greenville Railway’s first diesel powered locomotive. Retired in 1984 after thirty-eight years on freight and passenger trains. — — Map (db m8457) HM
The Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church became part of the Tombecbee Presbytery in 1825 and joined the New Hope Cumberland Presbytery in 1866. The cemetery was established in 1827 and contains the graves of many veterans. The date Beersheba . . . — — Map (db m8477) HM
Congregation established in 1834 by William Ervin, Elizabeth and Drennon Love, James Ervin, Rosamond Odeneal and Thomas and Margaret E. Witherspoon. These Scots-Irish pioneers from Alabama and the Carolinas settled here after the Choctaw Cession of . . . — — Map (db m8484) HM
Here in 1862 Confederacy built huge arsenal employing over 1000 persons. Later one of buildings became original site of Union Academy, first free public school for Negroes in Columbus. — — Map (db m8553) HM
On 8th Street near College Street, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated in 1863. This is the oldest Catholic Church in NE Miss. It once served a parish that included Corinth & Meridian. The design for the Gothic structure was conceived by Fr. J. B. Mouton, the first pastor. — — Map (db m8486) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 182) near Old Highway 82W.
Originally, 1817-21, known as Possum Town. Became one of richest cities in old Black Prairie cotton belt. Home of state's first free school and M.S.C.W. — — Map (db m8487) HM
On College Street at South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east on College Street.
The Black Prairies of eastern Mississippi have produced a number of notable blues musicians, including Howlin’ Wolf, Bukka White, and Big Joe Williams. Activity in Columbus, the largest city in the region, centered around areas such as this block of . . . — — Map (db m27607) HM
Began here, April 25, 1866, with first annual placing of flowers on graves of Blue and Gray. Idea originated at meeting in Twelve Gables home of Miss Matt Morton. — — Map (db m8552) HM
On 11th Street South, on the right when traveling north.
The first "laboratory" school for teacher training in the state was established in 1907 by the faculty of Industrial Institute and College (1884), now Mississippi University for Women, the first public college for women in America. The present . . . — — Map (db m8554) HM
On Wicks Road, 0.8 miles Gilmer-Wilburn Road, on the right when traveling south.
Dennis Wicks, Jr. designated land in the early 1900’s to build a pond for family members to water their livestock. The pond was called Wicks Pond. He also donated a water pump for clean drinking water.
Dennis Wicks, Jr.
November 17, 1883 ~ . . . — — Map (db m178992) HM
On 7th Street North at 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 7th Street North.
Organized in 1832 by Thomas Blewett, with Rev. A.S. Bayley serving as the first pastor (1832-1834), this church has erected two sanctuaries. The first was built here in 1838, and the second, this Gothic Revival-style structure designed by Reuben . . . — — Map (db m69565) HM
On 2nd Avenue North at N. 6th Street on 2nd Avenue North.
Founded, 1839, through efforts of Talbert Fanning and David Lipscomb. Present structure, erected 1849-50, housed refugee State Senate in Civil War. Here Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterways Agreement was signed in 1958. — — Map (db m8555) HM
One of America's leading playwrights, Tennessee Williams was born here March 26, 1911. He received the Pulitzer Prize for "Streetcar Named Desire" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." Both stories set in the South. — — Map (db m8556) HM
Oldest church organization in Columbus, dating from 1831. Second structure, built in 1844, became synagogue after building of present church, 1860-1867. — — Map (db m8557) HM
State's oldest free school. Has functioned since 1821. Worthy trustees, using 16th section income & employing able teachers, early made Columbus a cultural center in northeast Mississippi. — — Map (db m8582) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 182) at 7th Street, in the median on Main Street.
SW, 12 blocks. Two state governors, over 1,000 C.S.A. soldiers, including 4 generals, lie here. The decorating of their graves & those of Union soldiers, inspired F.M. Finch's "The Blue and the Gray." 1867. — — Map (db m8583) HM
On Wilkens-Wise Road at Waverly Road on Wilkens-Wise Road.
Henry Armstrong, born Henry Jackson in this area in 1912, began his professional boxing career in 1931. Armstrong became the only boxer to hold world titles simultaneously in three weight divisions. He was named boxer of the year in 1937 and 1938 . . . — — Map (db m13902) HM
On Wicks Road, 0.8 miles south of Gilmer-Wilburn Road, on the right when traveling south.
James “Jim” Wicks designated land in the early 1900’s to build a school to educate family members. The school was named Wicks Normal School.
James “Jim” Wicks
February 20, 1867 ~ January 2, 1939 — — Map (db m178993) HM
On 9th Street North at Military Road on 9th Street North.
Built by Thomas Blewett circa 1840 for daughter Regina and James Harrison, leading lawyer and politician. Site of 1865 marriage and home of Stephen D. and Regina Harrison Lee. — — Map (db m8584) HM
On 6th Avenue North at 9th Street North on 6th Avenue North.
Joshua Lawrence Meador was born in 1911 in Greenwood, Mississippi, and moved here at age seven. Meador worked for Walt Disney Productions from 1936 to 1965 as head of the effects department. His film credits include Snow White, Fantasia, Bambi, . . . — — Map (db m64694) HM
On Military Road at 18th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on Military Road.
Built in 1953, the S.D. Lee High School
was designed by Jackson architect R. W. Naef
in the International Style. Named for former
Confederate general Stephen D. Lee, Lee High
School was constructed in the early phases of
the Equalization . . . — — Map (db m244671) HM
On 2nd Avenue North east of North 5th Street, on the left when traveling east.
[Center] Dedicated to the honor and memory of our men and women of Lowndes County who served our country
World War II ★ Korea ★ Vietnam ★ World War I
[Left wing] In honor of those who gave their lives . . . — — Map (db m244667) WM
On 2nd Avenue North east of North 5th Street, on the left when traveling east.
Remember WWI Veterans
This gate, a symbol of remembrance, is dedicated to the men and women of Lowndes County who served their country in the World War 1917-1918.
Erected November 11, 1933 by Tombigbee Unit No. 69 American Legion Auxiliary . . . — — Map (db m244666) WM
On Military Road (State Highway 12) at 11th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on Military Road.
Built by War Department 1817-20, to connect New Orleans with Nashville. Suggested by & named for Gen. Andrew Jackson. Soon became an important commercial & telegraph route. — — Map (db m8585) HM
On 5th Avenue North at 13th Street North, on the right on 5th Avenue North.
Organized by enslaved people in
1833, Missionary Union Baptist
Church is among the oldest black
congregations in northeast
Mississippi. After emancipation,
the church was chartered in 1867
during the pastorate of Rev. Jesse
Freeman Boulden. . . . — — Map (db m244670) HM
On College Street at 11th Street South, on the right when traveling east on College Street.
The oldest state supported woman's college (1884) in the United States. It pioneered in adding vocational subjects to standard arts-science program. — — Map (db m8586) HM
Established in 1833 when James and Susannah Vaughn donated 5.7 acres of land to the Mt. Pleasant congregation. After Judge John Perkins donated an adjacent 5-acre plot to the congregation in 1851, the church was moved and the original site was . . . — — Map (db m20116) HM
On 3rd Avenue South east of South 12th Street, on the left when traveling east.
In September 1966, six local African American
women integrated the Mississippi State College for
Women. Undergraduate students Diane Hardy,
Barbara Turner, and Laverne Greene, and graduate
students Jacqueline Edwards, Mary Flowers, and
Eula . . . — — Map (db m244664) HM
On Wicks Road, 0.8 miles south of Gilmer-Wilburn Road, on the right when traveling south.
Ned Wicks designated land to build a church in the early 1900’s for family members to worship the Lord. The church is called New Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
Ned Wicks
August 1849 ~ circa 1929 — — Map (db m178995) HM
Near Old West Point Road, 0.7 miles north of Plymouth Bluff Access Road, on the right when traveling north.
6 mi. N. at mouth of Tibbee and ford in Tombigbee is site of old Indian village, fort, and cotton trading center. Incorporated 1836, but declined with river trade. Now a wilderness.
(supplement)
This sign was originally posted (1952) . . . — — Map (db m178939) HM
Near 7th Avenue North at 15th Street North. Reported missing.
The Queen City Hotel, located at this site, was once the cultural hub of the African American community in Columbus. Constructed in the 1880s, the building was opened as a hotel in 1914 by blues guitarist Robert Walker and later owned by Edward . . . — — Map (db m140700) HM
On 7th Avenue at 15th Street North, on the left when traveling east on 7th Avenue.
Front
For several decades beginning in the early 1900s, the Queen City Hotel, which stood across the street from this site, was at the center of a vibrant African American community along 7th Avenue North. Clubs and cafes in the area . . . — — Map (db m140699) HM
Near Main Street (State Highway 182) near Old Highway 82 (State Highway 182).
Opened 1820s. Ran from Jackson Military Road to Natchez Trace by way of Louisville, Doak's Stand & Choctaw Agency. For years it was only direct route from Columbus to Jackson. — — Map (db m28075) HM
The first rural consolidated school in Mississippi. The school was moved to this site in 1904 and flourished under the guidance of Professor B. G. Hull, who was principal until 1918. Due to the success of the school, Hull was recognized as a . . . — — Map (db m8622) HM
On 7th Street North north of 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
Home of Lt. Gen., C.S.A.; legislator; first president Miss A. & M. College; member Constitutional Convention of 1890; one of organizers of Vicksburg Military Park; Commander United Confederate Veterans; military historian. — — Map (db m8623) HM
On South Martin Luther King Jr Drive at College Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Jr Drive.
Established before the Civil War, Sandfield Cemetery served historically as a burial ground for the African American community in Columbus. Among the approximately 250 people buried here are Rev. Jesse Freeman Boulden, a leader in the . . . — — Map (db m140696) HM
Parish organized Jan. 1, 1837. First church consecrated 1838. Present church begun 1854, consecrated Nov. 15, 1860, by the Rt. Rev. William Mercer Green, first Episcopal Bishop of Miss. — — Map (db m8624) HM
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Literary Landmarks Register
The Tennessee Williams
Visitors Center
Author, playwright, and poet
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams
(1911-1983),
was born in Columbus, Mississippi.
In tribute to his . . . — — Map (db m8719) HM
On Military Road at Fourth Avenue North, in the median on Military Road.
A native of Columbus, Walter Lanier "Red" Barber (1908-1992) as a boy lived on North 4th Avenue. He began a storied career in radio broadcasting in 1934 after receiving a job offer from the Cincinnati Reds. Barber was the voice of the Cincinnati . . . — — Map (db m8626) HM
On Mississippi Route 45 at Mississippi Route 373 on State Route 45.
W. 5 mi. Built 1852 by Col. Geo. H. Young, who used own plant for gas lighting. In Civil War housed refugee girls from Memphis & New Orleans. Site of organization of National Fox Hunters Association. — — Map (db m8627) HM
On Wicks Road, 0.4 miles south of Gilmer-Wilburn Road, on the right when traveling south.
Wicks Community is an African American community established in 1887. This land was purchased by Dennis Wicks from Simon Leob, a Jewish man. Dennis Wicks was a former slave, the son of Ned Wicks. Ned Wicks was purchased as a slave by a farmer named . . . — — Map (db m178987) HM
On North 2nd Avenue (Mississippi Route 182) at Phillips Hill Road on North 2nd Avenue.
Eminent lawyer and editor. U.S. Congressman, 1852-1861. Miss. Quartermaster-General, 1861. Commanding General of famous Mississippi Brigade. Killed at Gettysburg. Here is site of plantation home. — — Map (db m8628) HM
Near Old West Point Road, 1.3 miles north of Plymouth Bluff Access Road, on the right when traveling north.
The large tree that you see here is known by several common names, including Osage orange and hedge apple. We will use a colloquial name, Bodock (bodark), based upon the original French name, bois d’arc (wood of the bow). The Osage Indians made . . . — — Map (db m178982) HM
On State Highway 12 at Woodlawn Road on State Highway 12.
Organized 1869. Original building Ľ mile West. Rev. Thomas Benton Wood, first pastor. Land Given by Martha Kidd Vaughn, lumber by A.P. Presley. — — Map (db m8629) HM
On Wicks Road, 0.8 miles south of Gilmer-Wilburn Road, on the right when traveling south.
Zacharias Wicks, Sr. designated land in 1920 as a burial ground for family members. The cemetery is called Wicks memorial Garden.
Zacharias Wicks, Sr.
April 12, 1872 ~ June 15, 1950 — — Map (db m178997) HM
