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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM267W_east-clinton-historic-district_Clinton-MS.html
Composed largely of residential
structures built ca. 1870-1940,
this district includes E.
College, E. Main, Landrum and
New Prospect Streets. Parts of
the district were included in
the 1829 town plan. Listed in
the National Register …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM267V_east-clinton-historic-district_Clinton-MS.html
Composed largely of residential structures built ca. 1870-1940, this district includes E. College, E. Main, Landrum and New Prospect Streets. Parts of the district were included in the 1829 town plan. Listed in the National Register of Historic Pl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM267S_natchez-trace-crossing_Clinton-MS.html
This stone marks the crossing of the Natchez Trace, pioneer highway of Mississippi Territory, blazed through the forest during the administration of Gov. W.C.C. Clairborne.
Over it marched the Tennessee troops to join Andrew Jackson in 1812.
Th…
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.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM267L_fairview-inn_Jackson-MS.html
Built ca. 1908 as a private residence for
Cyrus C. Warren, vice president of the
Warren-Godwin Lumber Company, this
Colonial Revival mansion was designed
by the Chicago architectural firm of
Spencer & Powers. Known as the Warren-
Gunter…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM267J_g-i-subdivision_Jackson-MS.html
To assist returning veterans of
WWII, the Mississippi Legislature
set aside 153 acres for low-cost
house sites. Then known as the
"Old Asylum Land," the parcels
were sold by lottery in September,
1948. Streets in the subdivision
bear…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM266P_council-of-federated-organizations-cofo_Jackson-MS.html
Founded in 1961, COFO combined the Civil
Rights efforts of the Congress of Racial
Equality. NAACP, Southern Christian
Leadership Conference, Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee, and local groups
under one umbrella. COFO's grassroot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM266O_m-w-stringer-grand-lodge_Jackson-MS.html
Named in honor of Grand Master
Thomas W. Stringer, founder of Prince
Hall Masonry in Mississippi, who served
as Grand Master from 1867 to 1893.
Dedicated on May 30, 1955, with an
address given by civil rights activist
and future Suprem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM266N_jitney-14_Jackson-MS.html
The Jitney Jungle grocery store chain was
founded in 1919 by the McCarty and Holman
families. In 1933, Jitney No. 14 held its
grand opening in this Tudor Revival
building designed by Emmett Hull. The
building, called "The English Village…