Beaux Arts structure designed by Texas architect James Riely Gordon. Replaced 1829 two-story Federal building and an earlier structure. — — Map (db m130439) HM
Erected by the
citizens of
Wilkinson County
in honor of all
those who served
in World War
I - II
and dedicated to
those who gave
their lives that
freedom might live
This monument also
honors those of
the following wars . . . — — Map (db m93333) WM
The dean of African-American composers and one of the greatest classical musicians in American history, Still was born near Woodville on May 11, 1895. In 1930, Still composed Afro-American Symphony, a blues-influenced work. Troubled Island was his . . . — — Map (db m93502) HM
Greek Revival residence built by Milton Woodruff, later owned by Wm. Tucker family. Center hallway is 16 feet high with original molding. — — Map (db m144019)
Chartered in 1811. Was Jefferson Davis' boyhood home. Gen. Poindexter lived here. West Feleciana R.R., begun by Edward McGehee in 1831. was first in state and second in Miss. Valley. — — Map (db m93496) HM
Musicians from Woodville demonstrate the breadth of the blues’s influence on American music. Composer William Grant Still incorporated the blues into his “Afro-American Symphony,” while the innovative saxophonist Lester . . . — — Map (db m50907) HM
Replaced original 1840 brick church that collapsed in 1891 after a severe storm. Congregation built present building on same site. — — Map (db m130489) HM
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