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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y0R_to-our-confederate-dead-a-war-memorial_Oxford-MS.html
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To Our
Confederate Dead
1861-1865,
Left side
They fell devoted, but undying;
The very gale their names seem'd sighing:
The waters murmur'd of their name;
The woods were peopled with their fame;
The silent pillar, lone and gr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y0J_rowan-oak-historical_Oxford-MS.html
Built c. 1848. From 1930 to 1962 home of novelist William Faulkner, who named it for the rowan tree, symbol of security and peace. Now maintained as a literary landmark by the University of Mississippi.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y0I_jacob-thompsons-home-place-historical_Oxford-MS.html
The mansion ca. 1853 located on this site was burned by Union troops in 1864. Two original outbuildings are included in the present house, built in 1869. Jacob Thompson (1810-1885), a native of North Carolina, moved to Pontotoc, Mississippi, in 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y0H_lafayette-county-confederate-monument-a-war-memorial_Oxford-MS.html
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In Memory of
The Patriotism of the
Confederate Soldiers
Of Lafayette County,
Mississippi.
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They Gave Their Lives
In A Just and Holy Cause.
Erected 1907
Left side (West)
A Tribute to
Our Confederate Dead
By their Su…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y04_buckner-craig-isom-cemetery-historical_Oxford-MS.html
Buried here between 1837 and 1865 are early settlers of Lafayette Co. Among these is the grave of John J. Craig, purchaser of the Indian lands that are now Lafayette Co. and donor of the site of Oxford.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XY3_society-of-professional-journalists-historic-site-in-journalism-historical_Oxford-MS.html
Agence France-Presse journalist Paul Guihard was one of more than 300 journalists who watched the chaos surrounding the admission of James Meredith to the University of Mississippi. He was murdered on campus near the student union around 9 P.M., S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XXT_william-faulkner-historical_Oxford-MS.html
The creator of Yoknapatawpha County, whose stories about his people won him the Nobel Prize, is buried twenty steps east of this marker.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XXS_l-q-c-lamar-house-historical_Oxford-MS.html
Home of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar from 1868 to 1888. Lamar was an educator at the University of Mississippi; a colonel, 19th Miss. Inf,l CSA; a U.S. congressman; senator; Secretary of the Interior; and an associate justice of the U.S. Supre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XXO_oxford-lafayette-county-blues-historical_Oxford-MS.html
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Lafayette County's blues history has encompassed a wide range of activity by scholars, promoters, record companies, and musicians. The nightlife of Oxford has welcomed both local performers and national touring acts. The most famous music…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XXN_lafayette-county-courthouse-historical_Oxford-MS.html
The original courthouse was burned in August 1864 by Union Troops led by Gen. A. J. Smith. Judge R. A. Hill secured Federal funds to construct the present courthouse which was completed and occupied in January 1872.