Rabbit Foot Minstrels
During the first half of the 20th century, the African American Rabbit Foot Minstrels entertainers played a major role in spreading the blues via tours across the South. Founded in 1900, the...
- mississippi
- blues
- music
John H. Nunnery
Across the road is site of home built in 1836 by John H. Nunnery, early settler of Amite County. He had eight sons in Civil War, one in Sp.~Am. War. New Zion Baptist Church was organized here,...
- mississippi
The Port Gibson Boycott
On April 1, 1966, the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) imposed an economic boycott on the majority of the white-owned businesses in Port...
- mississippi
- african-american
- civil rights
Battle of Port Gibson
On May 1, 1863, Confederate forces under Brig. Gen. John Bowen clashed with elements of two Union corps commanded by Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant. The battle began around midnight near the Shaifer House...
- mississippi
- civil war
The Bernheimer Complex
Built by Samuel and Jacob, prominent Jewish businessmen, this complex forms an unusual group of consecutively constructed buildings of various architectural styles. This house, built in...
- mississippi
- civil war
- architecture
Temple Gemiluth Chassed
706 Church. 1891-92 Victorian Moro-Byzantine Revival. The architects of Temple Gemiluth Chassed, which means gift of the righteous, combined Moorish, Byzantine and Romanesque styles to produce a...
- mississippi
- church
- architecture
Chamberlain-Hunt Academy
Founded 1879 as a preparatory school for boys by the Presbyterian Church. Named for Jer. Chamberlain, president and David Hunt, major benefactor, of Oakland College (1826-1861), predecessor of...
- mississippi
- education
Calcote Memorial Highway
Calcote Memorial Highway Col. M.C.(Bully) Calcote. Representative 1936-1940. Senator 1940-1944. Franklin County
- mississippi
- politics
Methodist Church
901 Church. 1858-60 Romanesque Revival. The original building was constructed in 1826, but was destroyed by fire in 1858. The new church built on the same site, was dedicated July 8, 1860.
- mississippi
- church
Claiborne County
Established on January 27, 1802, by first General Assembly. Claiborne County was the fourth county organized in the Mississippi Territory. Carved from Jefferson County (formerly Pickering...
- mississippi
- county
Claiborne County Courthouse
Market Street at Orange. 1845 Beaux-Arts Classicism. The original two-story brick court- house was constructed in 1845. The Confederate Monument occu-pies a small portion of the siteof the...
- mississippi
- courthouse
White Pass and Yukon Route Broadway Depot
Mountain Goats on Mount Juneau
The Restoration of Barkerville
Historic Moore Homestead
Pack Animal Memorial, Skagway
THE DEAD ARE SPEAKING IN MEMORY OF US THREE THOUSAND PACK ANIMALS THAT LAID OUR BONES ON THESE AWFUL HILLS DURING THE GOLD RUSH OF 1897 - 1898 WE NOW THANK THOSE LISTENING SOULS THAT HEARD...
Perceptions and Misperceptions
Princess Sophia
First Southern Pine Fourdrinier Kraft Linerboard in United States
First Southern Pine Fourdrinier Kraft Linerboard in United Stateswas made here in 1925 by Brown Paper Mill Co.Original paper machine installed in 1924
- louisiana
- industry
To the Memory of John Marshall Wells
- lone gold mining
- only as a stimulant
- kairn