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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A7S_environmental-archaeology_Jackson-MS.html
Picture yourself standing at this spot, centuries ago, long before cars and highways
parking lots and interpretive trails. It is springtime. You stand in an Indian village
dotted with clay-walled houses; there is smoke rising from numerous fir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A6Y_landscape-modification-in-prehistoric-times_Jackson-MS.html
Borrow Pits
At the Pocahontas site, dirt was dug in prehistoric times from
some areas, referred to by archaeologists as borrow pits, for two
uses. One was to fill in along the edges of a narrow ridge to
make a larger flat area where house…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A6X_midden-sifting-through-the-trash_Jackson-MS.html
Midden Mounds
A midden mound is another type of "mound" frequently found
where American Indians once lived. Unlike ceremonial mounds,
midden mounds were not purposely constructed for a specific
use, but rather were created by the accumulati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29ZB_pocahontas-mounds_Jackson-MS.html
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The Pocahontas site consists of two mounds and an
associated village area. Mound A is a rectangular platform
mound currently 20 feet tall, built between AD 750 and
1500. Excavations located structural features on the mound
surface, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM290D_belhaven-historic-district_Jackson-MS.html
The Belhaven neighborhood developed north of the city as Jackson's first suburb. Composed of more than 1,300 historic structures dating from as early as 1904, Belhaven is Mississippi's largest historic district. The neighborhood includes a wide va…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26G8_tougaloo-college_Jackson-MS.html
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The courage of Tougaloo College students, faculty, and staff fueled the Jackson Civil Rights Movement. Inspired by the bravery and resolve of Medgar Evers, students and faculty attempted to integrate Jackson's main public library, restaur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM268H_cofo-central-offices_Jackson-MS.html
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From this building, COFO (Council of Federated
Organizations) coordinated efforts of SNCC,
NAACP, CORE, SCLC, and other activist groups
from early 1963 through early 1965. Clarksdale's
Aaron Henry was COFO president. Bob Moses,
pr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM268G_medgar-evers-home_Jackson-MS.html
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Medgar and Myrlie Evers moved into this
home with their children - Darrell and Reena -
in 1955 after Medgar became Mississippi's first
NAACP Field Secretary. Son Van was born in
1960. Evers was an outspoken activist for
voter regi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM267Q_belhaven-historic-district_Jackson-MS.html
The Belhaven neighborhood developed north
of the city as Jackson's first suburb.
Composed of more than 1,300 historic
structures dating from as early as 1904,
Belhaven is Mississippi's largest
historic district. The neighborhood
includ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM267M_mt-helm-baptist-church_Jackson-MS.html
Formed in 1835, the congregation of Mt. Helm is the oldest black religious body in the city. The church bears the name of the Helm family who donated this land on which the church originally stood.