Freedmen Town Historical

Freedmen Town Historical (HM1XXJ)

Location: Oxford, MS 38655 Lafayette County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 22.056', W 89° 31.404'

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After the Civil War, many freedmen from Lafayette County moved into Oxford; settled in the area bounded by Jackson Avenue, Price Street, the railroad and 9th Street; bought land, built houses, schools and churches; and exercised the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. The residents named their neighborhood Freedmen Town.
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HM NumberHM1XXJ
Series This marker is part of the series
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Year Placed1996
Placed ByThe Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, April 17th, 2017 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 267950 N 3805801
Decimal Degrees34.36760000, -89.52340000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 22.056', W 89° 31.404'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 22' 3.36" N, 89° 31' 24.24" W
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Area Code(s)662
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 301-303 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Oxford MS 38655, US
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