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Clickable Map of Hinds County, Mississippi and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Hinds County, MS (218) Claiborne County, MS (130) Copiah County, MS (17) Madison County, MS (27) Rankin County, MS (16) Simpson County, MS (9) Warren County, MS (529) Yazoo County, MS (24)  HindsCounty(218) Hinds County (218)  ClaiborneCounty(130) Claiborne County (130)  CopiahCounty(17) Copiah County (17)  MadisonCounty(27) Madison County (27)  RankinCounty(16) Rankin County (16)  SimpsonCounty(9) Simpson County (9)  WarrenCounty(529) Warren County (529)  YazooCounty(24) Yazoo County (24)
Jackson and Raymond are both the county seat for Hinds County
Jackson is in Hinds County
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1 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Appalachiosaurus
Length: 23 feet Height: 8 Feet Weight: 1,300 lbs. Diet: Carnivore (other dinosaurs, prehistoric mammals, and other animals) Period:Late Cretaceous Period Fascinating Fact: Thought to be an ambush predator, . . . Map (db m211071) HM
2 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — 28 — Bombings in Jewish Community — Mississippi Freedom Trail —
Front Rabbi Perry Nussbaum came to Beth Israel in 1954 and was an important voice for racial justice. Working with diverse ministers, he helped found the Committee of Concern, raising money for black churches burned by the Klan. In 1967, . . . Map (db m133848) HM
3 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Boys Baseball Association
The Boys Baseball Association was founded in 1956 at the YMCA on Farish Street in Jackson by Curtis Coward, a local resident. With no baseball fields available for Black youth at the time, the first games were played at Brinkley . . . Map (db m219754) HM
4 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — C.M. and I. College
Est. 1897 as Christ's Holiness School; moved to this site in 1907. Chartered as Christ Missionary & Industrial College in 1908. Teaches religious, academic, and vocational curriculum for grades 1-12+.Map (db m115292) HM
5 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Carter Jewelers
Established in 1849 by Carl J. Von Seutter as the Carl J. Von Seutter Jewelry and Art Emporium, this business was once located in the Majestic Arcade Building on Capitol Street. In 1918, one of Von Seutter's employees, John C. Carter, purchased the . . . Map (db m51181) HM
6 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — 100 — Cassandra Wilson
~Front~ Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson, a native of Jackson, is known for her broad explorations of various forms of music, including the blues. Her recordings include versions of songs by Delta blues artists Robert . . . Map (db m72134) HM
7 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Central Station1904 - 1979
This building was constructed in 1904 as the original fire station for the first paid City of Jackson Fire Department. With numerous additions, now removed, it served the city for almost seventy five years. Abandoned for three years, listed on . . . Map (db m109406) HM
8 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Chasmosaurus
Length: 16-20 feet Height: 8 Feet Weight: 3.5 tons Diet: Herbivore Period:Late Cretaceous 75-70 million years ago Fascinating Fact: The Chasmosaurus could protect itself much like a rhinoceros--running at full speed . . . Map (db m211065) HM
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9 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — 211 — Dorothy Moore — Mississippi Blues Trail —
Best known for her 1976 hit “Misty Blue” on Jackson's Malaco Records, Dorothy Moore remained prominent as a performer and recording artist for well over a half-century. Her career effectively started in 1958 when, at just twelve, she won the first . . . Map (db m219745) HM
10 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Eotrachodon
Length: 25 feet Height: 12 Feet Weight: 4 tons Diet: Herbivore Period:Cretaceous Fascinating Fact: The Eotrachodon was a type of "duck-billed" dinosaur. While it could run on its two hind legs to flee predators, it . . . Map (db m211061) HM
11 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Farm Bell
The farm bell called hands from the fields or dinner. It was never rung at any other time except when help was needed, someone was hurt or sick, there was a fire or some emergency required the workers to come immediately repeated ringing would . . . Map (db m232908) HM
12 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — First Presbyterian Church
Organized by five Jacksonians in 1837. Under the leadership of Rev. L.D. Halsey, a church building was constructed herein 1845-46 on land purchased from the state. Utilized for Christian worship until 1951.Map (db m107069) HM
13 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Fortenberry-Parkman Farm
This typical family farmstead was in operation from 1860 to 1960. The buildings were moved from Jefferson Davis Co. in 1981 and restored through the generosity of the family, friends and county supervisors.Map (db m69944) HM
14 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — G.I. Subdivision
To assist returning veterans of WWII, the Mississippi Legislature set aside 153 acres for low-cost house sites. Then known as the "Old Asylum Land," the parcels were sold by lottery in September, 1948. Streets in the subdivision bear . . . Map (db m115370) HM
15 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Galloway Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church South. First M.E. Church South erected A.D. 1838. Present building erected A.D. 1913-1915. Dedicated to the memory of Bishop Charles B. GallowayMap (db m105561)
16 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church(Originally, First Methodist) — United Methodist Church Registered Historic Site No. 559 —
This edifice ~ a memorial to Bishop Charles Betts Galloway ~ houses descendants of Jackson's first Christian congregation, worshipping on this site since 1839.Map (db m105560) HM
17 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — GM&O Depot
History of the GM&O Depot Known at the date of its closing as the GM&O Depot, this passenger depot was constructed in 1927 by the New Orleans Great Northern Railroad (NOGN) and later served the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad (GM&N) as . . . Map (db m115146) HM
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18 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — GM&O Freight Depot
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
19 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Hawkins Field Terminal
Originally constructed in 1936 by the WPA and designed by the Jackson firm of Hull and Drummond, the Hawkins Field Terminal was enlarged in 1941 and expanded again in the mid-1950s. Hawkins Field was created as the Jackson Municipal Airport in . . . Map (db m178424) HM
20 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Jackson City Hall
Built 1846-47 by slave labor, of handmade brick. Original cost $7,505.58. John Oldham, Mayor - Will Gibbon, Arch. Used as hospital for both Union and Confederate soldiers during War Between the States, this building was spared when the town, having . . . Map (db m49682) HM
21 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — 25 — Jackson Municipal Library Sit-In — Mississippi Freedom Trail —
Front On March 27, 1961, nine African American Tougaloo students quietly sat in at the Jackson Municipal Library, which served only white patrons. Police ordered them to Carver Library, the "colored" library, and when they refused, . . . Map (db m109294) HM
22 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge
Named in honor of Grand Master Thomas W. Stringer, founder of Prince Hall Masonry in Mississippi, who served as Grand Master from 1867 to 1893. Dedicated on May 30, 1955, with an address given by civil rights activist and future Supreme . . . Map (db m115332) HM
23 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — 35 — Malaco Records
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
24 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — 2 — Medgar Evers Home — Mississippi Freedom Trail —
Front Medgar and Myrlie Evers moved into this home with their children - Darrell and Reena - in 1955 after Medgar became Mississippi's first NAACP Field Secretary. Son Van was born in 1960. Evers was an outspoken activist for . . . Map (db m115401) HM
25 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Merci Train MemorialHistory of the Merci Train — 40 & 8 Boxcar —
This boxcar is one of 49 gift-filled rail cars that composed the Merci Train, also known as the French Gratitude Train, sent to the American people in 1949 by the citizens of France. The gift of the Merci Train was a spontaneous act of gratitude for . . . Map (db m96574) HM WM
26 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Mississippi State Historical MuseumOld Capitol Restoration Reported missing
Served 1839-1903 as the state capitol: restored 1959-1961 as the State Historical Museum, a division of the Miss. Department of Archives and History.Map (db m95483) HM
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27 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Mississippi's Old Capitol
As the state capitol (1839-1903), this building was the site of the 1861 Secession Convention and 1868 and 1890 Constitutional Conventions. Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and Jefferson Davis spoke here. After housing state offices 1917-1959, the Old . . . Map (db m71069) HM
28 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Monument to Women of the Confederacy
(South face) Our Mothers To the women of the Confederacy “Whose pious ministrations to our wounded soldiers soothed the last hours of those who died far from the objects of their tenderest love, whose domestic labors contributed . . . Map (db m16720) HM
29 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Nodosaurus
Length: 18 feet Height: 10 Feet Weight: 3-3.5 tons Diet: Herbivore Period:Early Cretaceous - 95-90 million years ago Fascinating Fact: Its dense armor plating an angular horns helped protect it from carnivorous dinosaurs . . . Map (db m211068) HM
30 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Noel House
On this site was the house of Andrew J. and Susie Davis Noel, built 1924. Active in the NAACP, the Noels hosted Freedom Riders here in 1960. In 1948, Gladys Noel Bates filed the first lawsuit in the state seeking equal pay for black public school . . . Map (db m51173) HM
31 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Old Capitol
Begun in 1833. Here Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, and Jefferson Davis spoke. Was scene of 1861 Secession Convention, Black and Tan Convention of 1868, & 1890 Constitutional Convention.Map (db m71070) HM
32 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Osburn Stand
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
33 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — 164 — Otis Spann & Little Johnnie Jones
~ Front Side ~ Otis Spann and Little Johnnie Jones, two of the acknowledged masters of Chicago blues piano, were cousins who lived in Jackson in the 1930s and '40s. On the vibrant post-World War II Chicago scene they both played with blues . . . Map (db m81972) HM
34 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Pocahontas Mounds
Built and used between A.D 1000 and 1300, this platform mound and a nearby burial mound mark the ceremonial and political seat of a regional chiefdom of the Plaquemine culture. A thatched, clay-plastered ritual temple or chief's lodging stood atop . . . Map (db m77266) HM
35 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Pocahontas Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —
The Pocahontas site consists of two mounds and an associated village area. Mound A is a rectangular platform mound currently 20 feet tall, built between AD 750 and 1500. Excavations located structural features on the mound surface, as well . . . Map (db m121103) HM
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36 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — 116 — Scott Radio Service Company
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
37 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Smith Park
Jackson's only surviving "public square" from Peter Vandorn's original city plan of 1822. Named for James Smith, Scottish manufacturer, Confederate benefactor, and Jackson resident, 1834-1855, who donated funds for a fence around the park in 1884. . . . Map (db m105562) HM
38 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Smoke House
The main source of meat for early families was hogs almost the entire animal was used. The most commonly cured or smoked parts were hams shoulders, and middlin' meat (bacon and salt pork). This smoke house was built before 1862, by Jesse . . . Map (db m232909) HM
39 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Temple Beth Israel
Jackson's Jewish congregation was organized in 1861. While not the first congregation in Mississippi, Beth Israel was the first to build a temple. In 1867-1868 a wood frame structure was built on this site. Used as both a school and a house of . . . Map (db m134332) HM
40 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — The Eagle and Bowman Hotels
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
41 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — The Escape Proof Jail of West, MS
In the early 1900s. misconduct such as fighting, drunkenness, and disturbing the peace landed you in the red brick jail house, known as the Calaboose, in West Station (now West), Mississippi. It cost $14.20 in fine money to get out. The jail was . . . Map (db m179456) HM
42 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — The Mississippi Liberty Bell
The Mississippi Liberty Bell made an historic journey during our nation’s Bicentennial year, 1975-1976. On loan to the Southern Baptist Convention and mounted on a truck furnished by the Ford Motor Company, the bell traveled approximately 50,000 . . . Map (db m126137) HM
43 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — The Oil Industry in Mississippi
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
44 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Triceratops horridus
Length: 30 feet Height: 10 Feet Weight: 6-8 tons Diet: Herbivore Period:Late Cretaceous - 90-66 million years ago Fascinating Fact: Triceratops means "three-horned-face" in Greek. The triceratops' head is one . . . Map (db m211066) HM
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45 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — 30 — WLBT-TV — Mississippi Freedom Trail —
In 1964 a group of Jackson citizens and the United Church of Christ challenged Lamar Life Insurance Company's application for renewal of their WLBT license, charging racial discrimination. In 1971 the Federal Communications Commission granted a . . . Map (db m178458) HM
46 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — 12 — Woolworth's Sit-in — Mississippi Freedom Trail —
(front) Woolworth's variety store was the scene of a pivotal event in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement on May 28, 1963. When three black Tougaloo College students sat down at the white lunch counter seeking service, the nonviolent . . . Map (db m105565) HM
47 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Belhaven Historic District
The Belhaven neighborhood developed north of the city as Jackson's first suburb. Composed of more than 1,300 historic structures dating from as early as 1904, Belhaven is Mississippi's largest historic district. The neighborhood includes . . . Map (db m115394) HM
48 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Belhaven Historic District
The Belhaven neighborhood developed north of the city as Jackson's first suburb. Composed of more than 1,300 historic structures dating from as early as 1904, Belhaven is Mississippi's largest historic district. The neighborhood includes a wide . . . Map (db m119596) HM
49 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Belhaven University
Belhaven College for Young Ladies was founded in 1883 at the estate of Senator Jones S. Hamilton and named for his Scottish home, “Bel Haven," translated "Beautiful Home." Fire destroyed the College in 1894 and again in 1910 before it was . . . Map (db m133851) HM
50 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Boyd House "The Oaks"
Built ca. 1853 for James H. Boyd, Mayor of Jackson, 1842, 1844, 1850, and 1858. One of the few homes to survive the Civil War, the Greek Revival house is listed on National Register of Historic Places.Map (db m115286) HM
51 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — 19 — Capitol Rally — Mississippi Freedom Trail —
Front On June 26, 1966, James Meredith's "March Against Fear" — led by Stokely Carmichael. Martin Luther King, Jr., Floyd McKissick, and others after Meredith was shot and wounded — ended its three-week trek from Memphis . . . Map (db m89745) HM
52 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Charge of the 2nd Michigan
During the Civil War siege of Jackson, on July 11, 1863, Union soldiers in the 2nd Michigan Infantry staged an impromptu assault on the city's fortifications. Advancing south through what is today eastern Belhaven, they overran a campsite . . . Map (db m115337) HM
53 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.
This denomination, which has over 160 member churches in the U.S., was founded ca. 1896 in Jackson by the Rev. Charles Price Jones, preacher, evangelist, and prolific writer of religious songs.Map (db m105598) HM
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54 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Confederate Burial Ground
Over 450 Confederate soldiers who died in and around Jackson during the Civil War are buried here. Their names are known but not the exact site of each grave, as some were reburied here from graves where they fell. As Jackson awaited the final . . . Map (db m105596) HM
55 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Eudora Welty — Mississippi Writers Trail —
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the French Legion of Honor, Eudora Welty typically drew upon her native state for the settings of her fiction. Mississippi's hill country, its Natchez Trace and Delta, Welty's . . . Map (db m133916) HM
56 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Eudora Welty House
Eudora Welty (1909-2001), one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century, lived in this house for seventy six years. This house was built by Welty's parents, Christian and Chestina Welty, in 1925. Eudora Welty wrote all of her major . . . Map (db m91895) HM
57 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Eudora Welty HouseNational Historic Landmark
Eudora Welty House has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 2004 National Park Service United . . . Map (db m130168) HM
58 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Fairview Inn
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
59 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Fortification Street
Fortification Street is situated along a section line from the 1820 Choctaw Cession that became Jackson's northern city limit by act of Mississippi's General Assembly in 1821. The area was surveyed by U.S. General Thomas Hinds and Judge Peter . . . Map (db m178435) HM
60 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Gillespie Farm
In 1850, Captain William M. Gillespie (1823-1893) moved to Jackson and purchased forty acres on the “Canton Dirt Road” (modern-day North State Street) for $840. Gillespie's country estate was bounded by present-day Arlington Street, Hazel . . . Map (db m178430) HM
61 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is the oldest landmark in Jackson. Authorized by the Mississippi Legislature on January 1, 1823, it was later expanded from six to twenty-two acres and given its present name. Among those buried here are numerous governors, public . . . Map (db m51179) HM
62 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Greenwood Cemetery
A land grant from the federal government to the state of Mississippi, November 28, 1821, established this cemetery, which is Jackson’s oldest landmark. The General Assembly ordered a commission composed of the Governor, Secretary, Auditor and . . . Map (db m131003) HM
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63 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Jitney 14
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
64 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Kate McWillie Powers Memorial
A gift of R.V. Powers in 1917 enabled the Mississippi Children's Home Society, est. 1912, to build on this site "The Kate McWillie Powers Memorial", a home for children in the care of the Society. In 1997, the Society dedicated this campus as a . . . Map (db m115284) HM
65 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Kennington's Mansion
Robert Estes Kennington was one of Jackson's wealthiest merchants in the early 1900s. In 1912, he chose this hill north of the city to build "Kenwood," a grand brick mansion on extensive grounds including a tennis court, lake, formal . . . Map (db m115336) HM
66 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Lampton Estate
This Georgian Revival home was designed by architect Bem Price and built by Isaac C. Garber in 1913, for Mary D. (Terrell) and Thad B. Lampton, prominent businessman and banker who served as the state treasurer under Governor Longino. The estate . . . Map (db m133854) HM
67 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Manship House
Built in 1857 by Charles Henry Manship, the Manship House is an excellent example of a Gothic Revival “cottage villa" inspired by A.J. Downing's The Architecture of Country Houses. Manship (1812-1895) was the mayor of Jackson during the Civil . . . Map (db m178427) HM
68 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Millsaps College
Chartered Feb. 21, 1890 by Miss. Methodists. Named for & largely endowed by Maj. R.W. Millsaps. Bishop C.B. Galloway first president of Board; Bishop W.B. Murrah first president of college.Map (db m51205) HM
69 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Mississippi Governors Memorial
In Memory of Seven Early Governors of the State of Mississippi Buried in Greenwood Cemetery George Poindexter January 5, 1820 to January 7, 1822 Abraham Marshall Scott January 9, 1832 to June 12, 1833 Charles Lynch . . . Map (db m131002) HM
70 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Moody's Branch Formation
Exploring this Belhaven creek in the 1850s, state geologist Eugene Hilgard identified a fossil-rich stratum at the base of the Yazoo Clay, known today as the Moody's Branch Formation, and the first evidence of volcanic doming at Jackson. . . . Map (db m178432) HM
71 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Mount Helm Baptist Church - Original Site
On January 8, 1868, Thomas E. and Mary Helm, prominent members of First Presbyterian Church, donated this plot of land to African-Americans who had worshipped in the basement of First Baptist Church from 1835 to 1867. Mount Helm was built here in . . . Map (db m105597) HM
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72 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — 66 — Queen of Hearts
Front The Queen of Hearts, a primary venue for down-home blues in Jackson, opened at this location in the 1970s. During the following decades, owner-operator Chellie B. Lewis presented the blues bands of King Edward, Sam Myers, Big Bad . . . Map (db m90194) HM
73 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Shady Nook
This building was once Belhaven's own full service gas station and general store, nicknamed by residents the "Shady Nook." It was originally built as a one-room structure ca. 1928 and then expanded in 1936 by architect A. Hays Town using . . . Map (db m133852) HM
74 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Sylvandell
Front In 1928, Jackson developer Lucius L. Mayes converted six acres of rugged terrain into a residential development of fully furnished, up-to-date homes with similar color schemes but in a variety of architectural styles. A grand . . . Map (db m133850) HM
75 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — The "Cotton Bale" Battery
During the Siege of Jackson, July 10-17, 1863, Confederate Gen. William W. Loring's division held defensive positions extending east of the Canton Road to the Pearl River. A number of artillery batteries were posted on this line, the most prominent . . . Map (db m107070) HM
76 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — The Jackson Volcano
In the Late Cretaceous Period, shallow seas covered central Mississippi. About 75 million years ago, a volcano erupted through the seafloor creating an island surrounded by a reef. Today, these structures are located 2,900 feet beneath the city. . . . Map (db m133847) HM
77 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — U.S.S. Mississippi
Figurehead of the Second Battleship Mississippi Presented to the State of Mississippi By the U.S. Navy Department December 1909Map (db m5142) HM
78 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Belhaven — Willie Morris
Born in Jackson in 1934, Willie Morris was an acclaimed novelist, essayist, and editor noted for his portrayal of Mississippi and the South. Although his boyhood home was Yazoo City, Morris frequently visited his grandparents, Mamie and Percy . . . Map (db m219753) HM
79 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Capitol Neighbors — Greater Mt. Calvary Chapel
Originally built by Our Redeemer Lutheran Evangelical Church, this Colonial Revival- style chapel was constructed in 1932 and was the first church located in one of Jackson's earliest subdivisions. In the 1960s, a new church was built adjacent . . . Map (db m178423) HM
80 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Farish Street Historic District — 5 — Greyhound Bus Station — Mississippi Freedom Trail —
(front) On May 28, 1961, a Greyhound bus with nine Freedom Riders aboard arrived here, the third group of Riders into Jackson. The first two came on Trailways buses May 24. That summer 329 people were arrested in Jackson for integrating . . . Map (db m82000) HM
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81 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Farish Street Historic District — 204 — H.C. Speir — Mississippi Blues Trail —
(side 1) Henry Columbus (H.C.) Speir (1895-1972) played a crucial role in the recording of dozens of blues, country and gospel artists in the 1920s and 30s. In his position as owner of Speir Phonograph Company, founded here at 225 N. . . . Map (db m148590) HM
82 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Farish Street Historic District — Mt. Helm Baptist Church
Formed in 1835, the congregation of Mt. Helm is the oldest black religious body in the city. The church bears the name of the Helm family who donated this land on which the church originally stood.Map (db m115363) HM
83 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Farish Street Historic District — Smith Robertson School
Built in 1894 as Jackson's first public school for black students. Commonly known as the "Mother School," it was named for Smith Robertson, a respected community leader, and Jackson's first black city alderman. Among the school's graduates is author . . . Map (db m94959) HM
84 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Farish Street Historic District — 42 — The Alamo Theatre
The Alamo Theatre opened at this location in 1949. Prior to that the Alamo occupied two other spots in the area. The theatre showed movies, hosted music competitions, and presented blues and jazz concerts by artists such as Nat “King” . . . Map (db m51197) HM
85 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Farish Street Historic District — 25 — Trumpet Records
Trumpet Records was the first record company in Mississippi to achieve national stature through its distribution, sales, radio airplay and promotion. Willard and Lillian McMurry launched the label from their retail store, the Record Mart, here at . . . Map (db m51196) HM
86 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Fondren — MFWC Headquarters
The Mississippi Federation of Women’s Clubs, organized in 1898 in Kosciusko, moved into this headquarters building in 1936. Designed by architect Robert Naef and built by the Works Projects Administration, the structure is of the Georgian-Revival . . . Map (db m72679) HM
87 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Fondren — Union Battery Position
Following the surrender of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, Union forces under William T. Sherman pursued Joseph E. Johnston's Confederate army to Jackson and laid siege to the city. North of Jackson, Parke's IX Corps moved astride the Canton Road and . . . Map (db m71101) HM WM
88 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Poindexter Park Historic District — St. Mark's Episcopal Church
This church, organized in 1883, began as a Sunday School mission to blacks under the episcopate of Bishop Hugh M. Thompson. The first instructor was a Mr. Williams, an African American. The Rev. Richard T. Middleton became the first priest in 1904. . . . Map (db m51176) HM
89 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Poindexter Park Historic District — 12 — Summers Hotel & Subway Lounge
During the era of segregation, traveling African Americans had few options for lodging. In Jackson, many black musicians stayed at the Summers Hotel, established in 1944 by W.J. Summers. In 1966 Summers opened a club in the hotel basement that he . . . Map (db m71513) HM
90 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Washington Addition — A Bench By The Road
"There is no place you or I can go, to think about or not think about, to summon the presences of, or recollect the absences of slaves; nothing that reminds us of the ones who made the journey and of those who did not make it. There is no . . . Map (db m178607) HM
91 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Washington Addition — 57 — Bobby Rush
Front Bobby Rush, a Louisiana native who lived for decades in Chicago, earned the title “king of the chitlin circuit” after relocating to Jackson in the early 1980s. Rush's distinctive “folk funk” style, featured . . . Map (db m109296) HM
92 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Washington Addition — 23 — COFO Central Offices — Mississippi Freedom Trail —
Front From this building, COFO (Council of Federated Organizations) coordinated efforts of SNCC, NAACP, CORE, SCLC, and other activist groups from early 1963 through early 1965. Clarksdale's Aaron Henry was COFO president. Bob . . . Map (db m115397) HM
93 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Washington Addition — Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)
Founded in 1961, COFO combined the Civil Rights efforts of the Congress of Racial Equality. NAACP, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and local groups under one umbrella. COFO's grassroots . . . Map (db m115333) HM
94 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Washington Addition — 104 — Ishmon Bracey
~Front~ One of the earliest blues musicians from Mississippi to make recordings, Ishmon Bracey (1899-1970) is buried in the nearby Willow Park Cemetery. In the 1920s and '30s Bracey was a leading bluesman in the Jackson area and . . . Map (db m71512) HM
95 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Washington Addition — 6 — Jackson State Tragedy — Mississippi Freedom Trail —
Tragedy struck Jackson State College on May 15, 1970, when Jackson police and Mississippi Highway Patrol officers suppressed student unrest with intense gunfire. Phillip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green were killed and many injured when bullets . . . Map (db m178451) HM
96 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Washington Addition — 6a — Jackson State Tragedy — Mississippi Freedom Trail —
Tragedy struck Jackson State College on May 15, 1970, when Jackson police and Mississippi Highway Patrol officers suppressed student unrest with intense gunfire. Phillip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green were killed and many injured when . . . Map (db m109209) HM
97 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Washington Addition — Margaret Walker — Mississippi Writers Trail —
Born July 7, 1915, in Birmingham, Alabama, Margaret Abigail Walker grew up in a sophisticated Black family in New Orleans. After attending Northwestern University, she joined the WPA in Depression- era Chicago, where she met some of the day's . . . Map (db m178376) HM
98 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Washington Addition — The Gowdy Community
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
99 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, West Capitol Street Historic District — 217 W. Capitol
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100 Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, West Capitol Street Historic District — 87 — Ace Records
Ace Records, founded in 1955 by Johnny Vincent (1925-2000), was the most successful Mississippi-based label of the 1950s and 1960s. Ace’s extensive catalog of blues, R&B, pop, rock, and soul included records by Mississippi blues artists Arthur . . . Map (db m49681) HM

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