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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM23F7_laurel-city-hall_Laurel-MS.html
Opened on November 24, 1914, this building once housed all of Laurel's city officials, as well as the fire and police departments. Laurel City Hall was designed by architect Penn Jeffries Krouse and is an early example of the eclectic Mediterranean classica…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM23FE_courthouse-square-at-williamsburg_Collins-MS.html
Covington County was established in 1819, and the county seat was located here in 1829. This courthouse square has been the site of three courthouses, built in 1829, 1854, and 1894. The last courthouse was burned by arson in 1904. After the county seat was …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM23FJ_ralph-boston_Laurel-MS.html
Born in Laurel on May 9, 1939, Ralph Boston became a star athlete at Oak Park High School. While attending Tennessee State (1957-1962), Boston set records in the high jump, sprints, high hurdles, and long jump. Earning a spot on three successive U.S. Olympi…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM23FK_oak-park-school_Laurel-MS.html
Oak Park Vocational High School, located at this site, opened in September, 1928. Based on the pattern of Tuskegee Institute, the school provided academic, vocational, and agricultural education to African American students, and included faculty housing and…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM23FN_masonite-corporation_Laurel-MS.html
In 1924 engineer William H. Mason discovered a process to convert wood chips into a thin, high density material that became known as masonite. He established the Mason Fibre Company soon after his discovery. The company changed its name to the Masonite Corp…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM23FQ_rankin-county-courthouses_Brandon-MS.html
In 1829, Daniel and Mary Fore deeded forty acres for the county seat in Brandon. A two-story, frame structure was built in 1833. This and other buildings were used until 1853, when a new courthouse was built here. After it burned in 1924, the present courth…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM23FR_town-square_Brandon-MS.html
Incorporated in 1831, Brandon was named Gov. Gerard C. Brandon. The town was laid out around a public square, known as the "famous campground" by early settlers. The town plat was surveyed by Thomas S. Shaw. Erected in 1907, the Confederate monument stands …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM23FT_pearl-methodist-church_Pearl-MS.html
In 1909, James Campbell, a student pastor, organized a new church in the Pearson Community. Services were held in the Pearson School until 1921, at which time the congregation moved to this site. An abandoned church building was moved here, and the name cha…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM23FU_jones-county-courthouse_Ellisville-MS.html
Jones County was established in 1826 with two county seats, Ellisville and Laurel. This courthouse was designed by architect Penn Jeffries (P.J.) Krouse and constructed by Norris and Gardner in 1908, with the Laurel courthouse in 1908, as its twin. Construc…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM23FV_big-creek-church_Soso-MS.html
Org. 1820s. Oldest Landmark church in county. At break-up of Ebenezer Assn., it led in organizing Big Creek Missionary Baptist Assn. Dykes, Hilburn, Hill, Jefcoat, Knight, Shows, Sumrall, Todd, & Wade families led in church growth.