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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2B49_greenville-cypress-preserve_Greenville-MS.html
This 16-acre cypress brake is an early example of a local civic group's effort to preserve Mississippi's natural resources. This unique urban forest was purchased in 1940 by the Greenville Garden Club, the oldest garden club in the state, to preserve the cy…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2BFV_bankhead-highway_Tremont-MS.html
The Bankhead Highway, established in 1916, was the first all-weather, transcontinental highway in the United States. It spanned some 3,600 miles. In Mississippi, the northern route roughly follows Highway 178 and the southern route, US Highway 278. Only sec…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2DTO_graveline-bayou-indian-mound_Gautier-MS.html
Graveline Bayou Indian Mound. . The nearby earthen mound was built by prehistoric Indians during the Late Woodland Period between 400 and 700 A. D. The mound's flat summit was used for ceremonial purposes. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places,…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2FBH_saint-pierres-episcopal-church_-.html
Saint Pierre's Episcopal Church was organized in 1921 by Bishop Theodore DuBose Bratton, the third Bishop of Mississippi. In 1992 the congregation constructed a new sanctuary at this location under the leadership of Rev. Harold Martin. The original Gravelin…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2FQP_fort-pemberton_-.html
Fort Pemberton. —. Here is site of fort at which Grant's gunboats bound for Vicksburg, early in 1863, were halted by fort batteries and by the sunken hulk of the "Star of the West" in channel.
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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…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2GTK_lampton-estate_-.html
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 Longin…
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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 usin…
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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 19…
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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 gra…