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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DVI_old-pike-county-chancery-clerks-office_McComb-MS.html
Old Pike County Chancery Clerk's Office. . . Pike County was formed on December 9, 1815; carved out of Marion County. Her first Seat of Justice was located in the bustling community of Holmesville (Ratified by the Mississippi General Assembly n …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B4F_felder-campground_Summit-MS.html
Established in 1843 by eight founders at
Gatlin's Camp Ground on the Bogue Chitto
River, Felder Campground is among the
oldest religious camp meeting sites in the
United States. Also known as Otapasso
or Topisaw, the camp meeting is named for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AZ1_bogue-chitto-church_Tylertown-MS.html
Formed 1812. At original site, 6mi. W., first Miss. Baptist Convention organized, 1824, with 73 churches, 27 clergy, & 2,392 members lasting until 1829.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AWY_holmesville_McComb-MS.html
Two mi. N. Named for Maj. A.H. Holmes; second county seat of Pike Co., 1816-1875. It declined when bypassed by railroad, 1857. Cemetery contains graves of Rev. War soldier Peter Quin and other early settlers.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AWX_col-preston-brent_Summit-MS.html
Home 3/4 mi. S.E. A doctor, he
was organizer, from 1861 to
1863, of the Quitman Guards,
Company K, 38th Regiment,
at Holmesville, and the
Brent Rifles, at Summit.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27LZ_griersons-raid-1863_Summit-MS.html
On the morning of April 30, 1963, Union Col. B.H. Grierson led the 6th and 7th Illinois Cavalry south on the New Orleans, Jackson and Greta Northern Railroad, burning the Bogue Chitto depot and a number of bridges, trestles, water towers, twenty-f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27I0_peabody-school_Summit-MS.html
Here, in 1868, with aid of Peabody Fund, was set up Peabody Public School, first in South Mississippi, with Charles H. Otken as Supt. This school became a noted institution of learning.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2257_c-c-bryant_McComb-MS.html
Side 1Elected president of the Pike County branch of the NAACP in 1954, Curtis Conway Bryant (1917-2001) played a major role in early civil rights activism of southwest Mississippi. He campaigned to expand membership in the NAACP, led large voter …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2235_henry-quin-home_McComb-MS.html
Built in 1811 by Henry Quin, son of early settlers, Peter and Judith Robinson Quin, and grandfather of Congressman Percy Quin. Nearby is first painted residence to be erected in Pike County.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2220_mccomb_McComb-MS.html
Chartered 1872. Named for Col. H.S. McComb, I.C. Ry. president who established shops here. J.J.White Lumber Co. set-up 1893. McComb Female Inst., est. 1894, now Belhaven College.