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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ISW_utica_Utica-MS.html
Incorporated March 5, 1880, and named for the native city of Ozias Osborn, an early settler from New York. Utica is noted for the great number of its citizens who have become educators of the deaf.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ISH_change-of-plans_Edwards-MS.html
On May 12, 1863, Grant made his headquarters here at Dillon's Farm with Sherman's XV Corps. At Raymond, five and a half miles east along Fourteenmile Creek, McPherson's XVII Corps, with 12,000 men, defeated 3,000 Confederates under John Gregg. Gra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IMF_charley-patton-birthplace_Bolton-MS.html
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Mississippi blues master Charley Patton was born on this property when it was known as Herring's Place, according to Bolton bluesman Sam Chatmon. Patton's birthdate has often been reported as April 1891, but other sources cite earlier dat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GQD_pocahontas-mounds_Jackson-MS.html
Built and used between A.D 1000 and 1300, this platform mound and a nearby burial mound mark the ceremonial and political seat of a regional chiefdom of the Plaquemine culture. A thatched, clay-plastered ritual temple or chief's lodging stood atop…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DO3_mfwc-headquarters_Jackson-MS.html
The Mississippi Federation of Women's Clubs, organized in 1898 in Kosciusko, moved into this headquarters building in 1936. Designed by architect Robert Naef and built by the Works Projects Administration, the structure is of the Georgian-Revival …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DA6_cassandra-wilson_Jackson-MS.html
~Front~Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson, a native of Jackson, is known for her broad explorations of various forms of music, including the blues. Her recordings include versions of songs by Delta blues artists Robert Johnson, So…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CU6_summers-hotel-subway-lounge_Jackson-MS.html
During the era of segregation, traveling African Americans had few options for lodging. In Jackson, many black musicians stayed at the Summers Hotel, established in 1944 by W.J. Summers. In 1966 Summers opened a club in the hotel basement that he …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CU5_ishmon-bracey_Jackson-MS.html
~Front~One of the earliest blues musicians from Mississippi to make recordings, Ishmon Bracey (1899-1970) is buried in the nearby Willow Park Cemetery. In the 1920s and '30s Bracey was a leading bluesman in the Jackson area and performed with prom…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CQO_the-gowdy-community_Jackson-MS.html
The Gowdy community was first settled prior to 1903. Named for Mr. W.B. Gowdy, former president of the Delta Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Plant. This African American community was awarded its own U.S. postal stop in 1915. The Gowdy community is loca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CJO_union-battery-position_Jackson-MS.html
Following the surrender of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, Union forces under William T. Sherman pursued Joseph E. Johnston's Confederate army to Jackson and laid siege to the city. North of Jackson, Parke's IX Corps moved astride the Canton Road and p…