101 ► Mississippi, Wilkinson County, Woodville — Wilkinson County Courthouse — 1903 —

Beaux Arts structure designed by Texas architect James Riely Gordon. Replaced 1829 two-story Federal building and an earlier structure. — — Map (db m130439) HM

102 ► Mississippi, Wilkinson County, Woodville — Wilkinson County Museum — c. 1834 —

Originally office and banking house of the West Feliciana Railroad. Today headquarters of Woodville Civic Club. — — Map (db m143739) HM

103 ► Mississippi, Wilkinson County, Woodville — Wilkinson County War Memorial —

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

104 ► Mississippi, Wilkinson County, Woodville — William Grant Still —

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

105 ► Mississippi, Wilkinson County, Woodville — Woodruff-Tucker House — 1876 —

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)

106 ► Mississippi, Wilkinson County, Woodville — Woodville —

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

107 ► Mississippi, Wilkinson County, Woodville — 94 — Woodville Blues —

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

108 ► Mississippi, Wilkinson County, Woodville — Woodville Presbyterian Church — 1893 —

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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