Basic Facts About the Mississippi River
Length: River length is a difficult measurement top in down because the river channel is constantly changing but it is about 2,350 miles long. Width: At Lake Itasca, the river is between 20-30...
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The Civil War Defenses of Washington - Fort Reno
THE CIVIL WAR DEFENSESOF WASHINGTONFORT RENOTHE SITE OF THIS FORT WAS SELECTED INAUGUST, 1861. FIRST CALLED FORT PENNSYLVANIA,THE FORT WAS LOCATED AT AN ELEVATION OF430 FEET, COMMANDING THREE...
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- washington
- civil war
- imageryan
Kudzu
Kudzu is often referred to as "the vine that ate the South." This distinctive description comes from the fact that kudzu can grow more than a foot a night. If left uncontrolled it will...
- mississippi
The Natchez Trace Parkway
A modern parkway today, the Natchez-to-Nashville Natchez Trace retains some of the mystery and natural beauty of the old roadway. The Natchez Trace began first as an animal trail and then became...
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Springfield
South, ¼ mi. is the site of mansion, Springfield, built by Thos. M. Green, wealthy planter and prominent in public affairs. Here in 1791 Andrew Jackson was married to Rachel Robards.
- mississippi
- plantation
Church Hill
Named for Christ Church, oldest Episcopal organization dating from 1790's becoming parish, 1820. Sometimes called "Maryland Settlement." Seargent Prentiss taught school in this community.
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- church
The Blues Trail: Mississippi to Louisiana
Louisiana and Mississippi have long shared a close musical relationship. One of the most important musical paths was that between Natchez and Ferriday, where African American entrepreneur...
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- lousisiana
- music
Site of Assembly Hall
Built ca. 1801 and operated as a tavern by Charles De France and Richard Fletcher, the two-story, wood frame building that stood here housed Mississippi's territorial legislature from at least...
- mississippi
Mt. Plain B.C.
The original church was located on Montgomery Plantation when it burned down during the civil rights movement of 1963.It was rebuilt at this site in 1964.
- mississippi
- civil rights
- african-american
Shacklefore Church Mounds
Shackleford is a ceremonial site with 4 mounds that date to about AD 800. Three of the mounds are 3 feet tall or less. However, the large platform mount is over 13 feet tall and is the...
- louisiana
- native americans
Pride High School 1906-1981
On this site for approximately 75 years, a significant landmark existed that educated and developed precious lives of thousands of individuals in this area. Donated in 1906 by the families, Lea nd...
- louisiana
- education
Bridges Across Holt's Bayou and Bayou du Rosset
To facilitate the concentration of the Union Army at Hard Times, Gen. J.A. McClernand ordered his troops to reconnoiter a road from Somerset along the western shore of Lake St. Joseph. Col....
- louisiana
- civil war
Davis Plantations
Four miles east of this marker in Warren County, Mississippi is Davis Island on which was located Briarfield Plantation, owned by Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy....
- louisiana
- civil war
Franklin Plantation
At the time of the Civil War, Franklin Plantation was owned by Dr. Allen T. Bowie. Other planters of this prosperous section of Louisiana owned more property and grew more bales of cotton, but...
- louisiana
- civil war
Hentry Watkins Allen
During the second week of May 1863, the Federals abandoned their supply line connecting Milliken's Bend with Hard Times. ON June 4, the Confederates reoccupied Richmond. From Richmond, Gen....
- louisiana
- civil war
- politican
Engagement at Choctaw Bayou
After completing the bridges across Phelps and Clark Bayous Col. J. Keigwin started for Hard Times on the Mississippi Rover on April 28, 1863. A cavalry patrol was sent to see if it could locate...
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- civil war
Beaver Park
Beaver Park was developed by the Beaver Club on land leased by the Playground and Park Commission in April 1959. The Beaver Club is an organization of business and professional men dedicated to...
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Site of J.H.Rowe School
Formal public education for African American students in the Jasper area dates to 1875 and the formation of a school at nearby Cold Springs. It moved to a new campus in Jasper in 1924, the...
- texas
- education
- african american
Beaty-Orton House
Twice the property of Beaty family members, this lot was purchased by Thomas Beaty in 1843 and sold in 1851. His grandson, John T. Beaty (1855-1937), acquired the site again in 1888 and erected...
- texas
- dwelling
Woods Park (Newton County Fairgrounds)
In 1937, the Southwestern Settlement and Development Company deeded land to Newton County. This property would become known as Woods Park, named for the company's surveyor, C.A. Woods. County...
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- community