Fire Bell No. 4

Merrill Lions Club Community Pavilion

potato festiva

Norfield

Named for Frederick Norwood and John S. Butterfield, founders of the Norwood-Butterfield Lumber Company, Norfield was incorporated in 1894. In 1900, Butterfield became sole owner of the company...

mississippi
rail
lumber
industry
settlements

A Glass Menagerie

The Eruption

Blue Star Memorial Highway Evergreen District

J. A. Jones Consolidated School

Org. 1906 on land donated by Jones for the consolidation of Bacot, Curtis and Felder Schools. Bethany School added in 1921 when Jones School was moved to this site. Served the Friendship Comm. until 1975.

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school
education

Bo Diddley

In the 1950s, as a founder of rock 'n' roll, Bo Diddley helped to reshape the sound of popular music worldwide. His original style of rhythm and blues influenced generations of musicians. He...

mississippi
music
roots rock

The Old Fort

MONONA LAKE ASSEMBLY

MONONA LAKE ASSEMBLY NORMAL HALL D. R. JONES, ARCHITECT 1884 THIS PAVILION WAS BUILT AS A 450-SEAT LECTURE HALL FOR THE MONONA LAKE ASSEMBLY. ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL...

AMERICAN EXCHANGE BANK

AMERICAN EXCHANGE BANK 1871 SHIPMAN THIS ITALIAN RENAISSANCE REVIVAL STYLE STRUCTURE, A DISTINGUISHED EXAMPLE OF ITS TYPE, WAS DESIGNED BY MADISON ARCHITECT STEPHEN VAUGHN SHIPMAN BUILT OF MADISON...