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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXV0_waverley_West-Point-MS.html
E. 10 mi. Plantation home built c. 1852 by Geo. H. Young. Octagonal cupola. Gen. N.B. Forrest visited here during the Civil War. National Fox Hunters Assn. organized here.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXUZ_first-choctaw-cession_Hazlehurst-MS.html
Here was the upper line of Mt. Dexter Treaty grant, 1805, from which came counties of Wayne, Green, Marion, Lawrence, Pike, Covington, Perry, Jones, Lincoln, Lamar, Forrest, J.Davis, & Walthall
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXUY_coopers-ferry_Monticello-MS.html
Est. 1810 by Jos. Cooper, one blk. N. Primary reason St. Stephens Rd. took this route in 1812 from St. Stephens (Ala.) on the Tombigbee to Natchez. Site served as boat landing from 1826 through early 20th century.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXUX_j-b-lenior_Monticello-MS.html
Monticello area native J. B. Lenoir (1929-1967) was best known during his lifetime for his 1955 hit "Mama, Talk to Your Daughter," but he also played an important role in blues history because of his political engagement. In the 1960s Lenoir recor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXUD_first-baptist-church_Columbia-MS.html
In 1883, Pastor T.S. Howell from Bunker Hill Church in rural Marion County, and six local believers met at the courthouse to organize a Baptist church within the city limits of Columbia. Early meetings were held in the courthouse, the Masonic Hall…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXT1_forrest-county-agricultural-high-school_Hattiesburg-MS.html
Created in 1911 by an act of the Mississippi Legislature, as an agricultural boarding school. Set on 320 acres of donated land. Students from across the United States, Mississippi and several foreign countries have been educated here. In 1996 FCAH…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXSX_temporary-state-capital_Columbia-MS.html
The 5th session of the Mississippi Legislature met in Columbia in Nov. 1821, and in a special session in June 1822. Walter Leake was inaugurated Governor here in January 1822; the Legislature passed laws for the education of the poor; approved Le …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXPW_pike-county-courthouse_Magnolia-MS.html
Pike County CourthousePike County, named for Zebulon Pike, was organized in 1815. In 1875, the county seat was moved from Holmesville to Magnolia, and a courthouse was built the next year. All records were lost when the wood-frame building burned …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXIZ_jackson-city-hall_Jackson-MS.html
Built 1846-47 by slave labor, of handmade brick. Original cost $7505.58. 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 b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXIY_ace-records_Jackson-MS.html
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 Cru…