Haight-Fillmore Building
Van Dorn House
(Located one-half mile to the east)Originally named "The Hill," this house was built by Peter Aaron Van Dorn, ca. 1828. Located on one of Port Gibson's highest hills, the brick and cypress house...
- mississippi
Samuel Gibson House
This brick structure is thought to have been built ca. 1805 as a residence for Samuel Gibson, the founder of Port Gibson. It was moved from its original site to this location in 1980. Typical...
- mississippi
- settlements
Lightfoot Park
• Claiborne County native educated in local schools and Alcorn A & M College• First black citizen elected to the Claiborne County Board of Education - 1969 to 1974 Horace L....
- mississippi
- city park
Wintergreen Cemetery
Greenwood Street. 1807. This is one of the oldest cemeteries in Mississippi. Originally the burying ground of Samuel Gibson, founder of Port Gibson, and his family. Confederate General Earl Van...
- mississippi
- cemetery
Centenary State Historic Site - "The Cemetery"
Centenary College minutes dated October 7, 1861 read, "Students have all gone to war. College suspended and God help the right." From 1861 to 1866 the college remained closed. Both Union...
- louisiana
- civil war
- cemetery
First European Settlers
The domination of Europeans over this sectionof Louisiana is divided into five epochs:French---- 1717 to 1763British----1763 to 1779Spanish----1779 to 1810Independent*----Sept.10 to Dec....
- louisiana
- settlers
Original Feliciana Courthouse
Original Feliciana CourthouseBuilt 1816And used for that purpose until the division of the Parish into East and West Feliciana in 1824.This building has been owned by the Jackson Assembly since 1969.
- louisiana
- courthouse
Chenal Cemetery
This monument stands near the site of the altar portion of the original Immaculate Conception church structure. The original structure was built in 1859 and was enlarged three times to its...
- louisiana
- church
- cemetery
Scott's Bluff
This bluff is believed to have been named for Dr. William Bernard Scott, who bought the property from Lelia Skipwith in 1839. She was the daughter of Fulwar Skipwith, governor of the 1810...
- louisiana