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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRTW_forks-of-the-road-historical-site_Natchez-MS.html
[Panel 1:] Natchez in the Center of Slavery
Slavery is central to American history. The labor of enslaved African Americans built much of the nation's wealth and enabled it to gain its economic independence. The enslavement of people who challe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRJL_mac-mcanally_Belmont-MS.html
Lyman Corbitt "Mac" McAnally, Jr., grew up in Belmont, where he sang and played piano at Belmont First Baptist Church before becoming a session musician and songwriter at the age of fifteen. McAnally wrote and recorded hit songs, their insightful …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR3Q_temple-beth-israel_Jackson-MS.html
Jackson's Jewish congregation was organized in 1861. While not the first congregation in Mississippi, Beth Israel was the first to build a temple. In 1867-1868 a wood frame structure was built on this site. Used as both a school and a house of wor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQSE_william-harris-hardy_Hattiesburg-MS.html
In 1880 near the banks of Gordon Creek, this lawyer, railroad builder and Confederate veteran selected the site for Hattiesburg. Incorporated in 1884, the town was named for Hardy's wife, Hattie Lott.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQOP_old-hattiesburg-high-school_Hattiesburg-MS.html
Under the direction of Principal J.T. Wallace, this building was Hattiesburg's High School from 1922 to 1959. Built in 1911, the structure acquired its present form when enlarged and remodeled in 1921 to the designs of Robert E. Lee, the city's mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQON_mcleod-house_Hattiesburg-MS.html
This Propertyhas been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United StatesDepartment of the InteriorMcLeod House1897
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQOG_hub-city-lodge-no-627_Hattiesburg-MS.html
Free and Accepted MasonsCommemorates 96 Yearsof Masonry in Hattiesburg1886 - 1982and100th Anniversary ofHattiesburg, MissFaith - Hope - CharityJuly 16, 1982Organized 1959 Chartered 1960
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQOF_william-carey-college_Hattiesburg-MS.html
E. 1 mi. Founded 1906 as S. Miss. College. Operated by Bapt. as Miss. Woman's College 1911-40. Coeducational 1953. Name changed to honor William Carey, 18th century English missionary.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQNU_forrest-county-confederate-monument_Hattiesburg-MS.html
[Northeast Inscription]:C.S.A.To the Men and Women ofthe Confederacy1861-1865[Southwest Inscription]:When their county calledthey held back nothing.They cheerfully gave theirproperty and their lives.
Through the devotion anduntiring efforts of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQGE_vicksburg-siege_Vicksburg-MS.html
Beginning on May 16, 1863, Gen. U.S. Grant held city under siege, cutting off all supplies & driving citizens to caves to escape shells. C.S.A. Gen. John C. Pemberton finally surrendered July 4.