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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.