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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM267L_fairview-inn_Jackson-MS.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM267J_g-i-subdivision_Jackson-MS.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM266P_council-of-federated-organizations-cofo_Jackson-MS.html
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 grassroot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM266O_m-w-stringer-grand-lodge_Jackson-MS.html
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 Suprem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM266N_jitney-14_Jackson-MS.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM266L_kenningtons-mansion_Jackson-MS.html
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 g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM266K_charge-of-the-2nd-michigan_Jackson-MS.html
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 campsit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2652_c-m-and-i-college_Jackson-MS.html
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+.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM264Q_kate-mcwillie-powers-memorial_Jackson-MS.html
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 me…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM264P_boyd-house-the-oaks_Jackson-MS.html
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.
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