First Public Telegraph Office
SAMUEL F.B. MORSEARTIST AND INVENTOROPENED AND OPERATEDON THIS SITE UNDER THEDIRECTION OF THEPOST OFFICE DEPARTMENTTHE FIRST PUBLIC TELEGRAPH OFFICEIN THE UNITED STATES APRIL 1ST 1845"WHAT HATH...
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The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea PartyIn the late 1960s, as the club The Boston Tea Party, thiswas a gathering place for a wildly diverse mix ofpeople who joined together to listen to live music and to bepart...
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Purvis Tornado, 1908
In Remembrance of those who perished and those who struggled through the tornado that struck Purvis at 2:13 P.M. April 24, 1908.Dedicated at 2:13 P.M. April 24, 2008.Lamar County Historical Society
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By Appointment to Her Majesty
By Appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Supplier of Tabasco Sauce McIlhenny Company, USA
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Wall Street of the Rockies
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Alfred Packer
ALFRED PACKER "Stand up you man-eatin' son of a bitch, stand up. They wuz seven Demmy-crats in Hinsdale County, and you et five of em. I sentence you to be hanged by the neck until you are...
Roberts Schoolhouse
This schoolhouse was established in the Arena community of Jackson County by Richard Roberts in the 1890s. Serving grades one through twelve, the curriculum consisted of reading, writing...
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Hi-Hat Club
The Hi-Hat Club, which was built at this site in the 1950s, was once an important stop on the “chitlin circuit” for African American blues and soul performers. B. B. King, James Brown,...
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The Hub Where Buffett Met “Fingers”
The Hub has been just that, the center of campus and campus life, since its construction as the Dining Hall in 1930. By the 1960s, it housed the bookstore, post office, and coffee shop and...
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Bayou Carlin Cove
Delcambre is a small seaport linked to Lake Peigneur and the Gulf of Mexico by the Delcambre Canal, also known as Bayou Carlin. Constructed in 1906, the canal has a spur connection to Avery Island...
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Lake Peignuer
More than 140 years ago, Lake Peigneur was described as the most beautiful lake in the South. The present-day lake and adjacent Jefferson Island are located on an ancient salt dome that was...
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East 6th Street USO Club
Organized in 1882 in a wood frame structure on the present site. In 1926, the original building was damaged in a storm. The present structure was built in 1930. The congregation provided food...
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Roots of Rock and Roll
Rock and roll is rooted in the blues of Mississippi. The Mississippi Jook Band (brothers Roosevelt and Uaroy Graves and pianist Cooney Vaughan) earned a niche in the annals of rock after they...
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Purvis
Scene of destructive tornado on April 24, 1908. Forty-seven people were killed and more than 300 injured. Over half of the homes were destroyed. Property damage was great.
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The "Hancock Rebels"
Organized in March 1862 by Capt. D.B. Seal at Hobolochitto (now Picayune), the "Hancock Rebels" became Co. C, 38th Mississippi Infantry, C.S.A. Seeing action at Corinth, Iuka, and Vicksburg,...
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The Last Bare Knuckle Prize Fight
Historical Site The last bare knuckle prize fight was fought here on Richburg Hill July 8, 1889. John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain in the seventy fifth round to retain the World Heavyweight...
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Old West Florida
Area to south, originally part of French Louisiana became W. Florida under England & Spain. After West Florida Revolution annexed by U.S. & in 1812 added to Miss. Territory.
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The Old Courthouse
The first courthouse for Pearl River County was built on this site in 1891-1892. It served the county until it was replaced by a new courthouse constructed across the street, in 1918
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Avery Island Salt Dome
Avery Island stands out from the surrounding wetlands, rising at its highest point 163 feet above the low-lying plain. This salt dome formed as the weight of younger sediment pushed up a column of...
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