McHenry

McHenry (HM2AQI)

Location: McHenry, MS 39561 Stone County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 42.492', W 89° 8.491'

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In 1889 George Austin McHenry led fifty-four families from Michigan to a site on the proposed route of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad twenty-five miles north of Gulfport. This "Michigan settlement," later known as McHenry, flourished as a forest products boomtown, reaching a population of 1500 by 1908. The decline of the town began in 1916 when Wiggins defeated McHenry in a contest to become the seat of Stone County. A June 23, 1939 fire destroyed the business district leaving McHenry a virtual ghost town.
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HM NumberHM2AQI
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Year Placed2016
Placed ByMississippi Department of Archives and History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, August 24th, 2018 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 294914 N 3399221
Decimal Degrees30.70820000, -89.14151667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 42.492', W 89° 8.491'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 42' 29.52" N, 89° 8' 29.46" W
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Area Code(s)601
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 25 McHenry School Dr, McHenry MS 39561, US
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