On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 52.4), on the right when traveling north.
The sounds of a busy woodland stream and the quiet murmur of a lazy waterfall have long been stilled here. Only after a heavy rainfall does water fill the stream and set the waterfall singing.
Over the years the water table has dropped . . . — — Map (db m87327)
On Church Street (U.S. 61) north of Chinquepin Street, on the right when traveling north.
1009 Church Street,Ca. 1880's Queen Anne. The house is noteworthy for the lavish display of stained glass on the front facade. The builder used a strange, free classic Corinthian order for his columns. — — Map (db m139028) HM
On Main /Market Street north of Orange Street, on the right when traveling north.
405 Market. 1810-20 Federal. This large brick structure was one of the well known inns along the Natchez Trace. The famous actor Joseph Jefferson was a guest here. This is one of the oldest buildings in Claiborne County. — — Map (db m139471) HM
On Church Street (U.S. 61) at Walnut Street on Church Street.
Incorporated in 1811, Port Gibson was first settled by Samuel Gibson, who acquired property along Bayou Pierre from the Spanish in 1788. First known as Gibson's Landing. Port Gibson, selected as the Claiborne County seat in 1803, had the state's . . . — — Map (db m103803) HM
On Market Street south of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south.
702 Market. 1840 Greek Revival. This bank closed its doors during the Civil War but reopened afterwards as a hotel. Since 1890 it has been used for its original purpose. The hexastyle portico features unfluted Doric columns. — — Map (db m139458) HM
On College Street near Chinquepin Street, on the right when traveling north.
Methodists assumed ownership and the Academy was chartered as Port Gibson Collegiate Academy in 1854, becoming Port Gibson Female College in 1881. The school closed in 1928.
On December 21, 1933 deeds were filed in the courthouse . . . — — Map (db m139047) HM
On Church Street (U.S. 61) north of China Street, on the right when traveling north.
1103 Church Street. 1830-31 Greek Revival. This house was constructed the year following erection of the first building to house the First Presbyterian Church during the early ministry of Dr. Zebulon Butler. — — Map (db m139026) HM
On Carroll Street /Rodney Road at Main/Market Street, on the right when traveling east on Carroll Street /Rodney Road. Reported missing.
During the first half of the 20th century, the African American Rabbit Foot Minstrels entertainers played a major role in spreading the blues via tours across the South. Founded in 1900, the “Foots” were headquartered in Port Gibson between 1918 and . . . — — Map (db m35545) HM
Near Shaifer Road, 1.5 miles west of Bessie Weathers Road, on the right when traveling west.
After the war this house became a symbol of reconciliation between North and South. Although Confederate veteran A.K. "Kell" Shaifer Jr. lost his wife and two sons during the war and had his home and farm ravaged, he later made friends with several . . . — — Map (db m143901) HM
On Coffee Street west of Alexander Street, on the right when traveling west.
700 Coffee. 1850's. Resin Bowie and his wife are buried here. According to tradition, Resin invented the "Bowie" knife with which his brother Jim Bowie fought the duel and became well known in history. — — Map (db m139181) HM
On Church Street (U.S. 61) near Horton Drive, on the right when traveling north.
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 of the dwellings built during the early settlement of . . . — — Map (db m137975) HM
On College Street north of China Street, on the right when traveling north.
1101 College Street. 1896 Queen Anne. This house is one of the finest examples of Queen Anne architecture in Claiborne County. The style is indicative of a number of houses built in Port Gibson near the turn of the century. — — Map (db m139027) HM
On Church Street (Highway 61) at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north on Church Street.
701 Church. Ca. 1825 Federal. The original floor plan consisted of four rooms, no center hall, front and back galleries. The designer and builder was Horatio Nelson Spencer, a prominent local attorney. — — Map (db m104354) HM
On Grand Gulf Road at U.S. 61, on the right when traveling east on Grand Gulf Road.
W. 2 mi. Built about 1800 by George W. Humphreys, Birthplace of Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1808-82). Brigadier General, C.S.A. Governor of Mississippi from 1865 to 1868. — — Map (db m103800) HM
On Old Port Gibson Road at Willow Road, on the right when traveling north on Old Port Gibson Road.
When Union Gen. J. B. McPherson's XVII Corps reached Grindstone Ford, 2 miles south of here at dusk on May 2, 1863, the troops found the bridge across Big Bayou Pierre burning. Col. J. H. Wilson and a detachment put out the fire. During the night . . . — — Map (db m103855) HM
On Church Street (U.S. 61) south of Oak Street, on the right when traveling south.
1302 Church. Ca. 1840. Greek Revival. The front part of this house is pegged together with wooden pegs rather than being nailed. The kitchen was in a separate building to the rear. — — Map (db m138751) HM
On Church Street (U.S. 61) at Carroll Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street.
808 Church. 1884-85. Ca. 1897 High Victorian Gothic. The architect was W.P. Wentworth from Boston. The entire structure reflects contemporary architectural developments in Massachusetts rather than in Mississippi. — — Map (db m104400) HM
On Church Street (U.S. 61) north of Orange Street, on the right when traveling north.
409 Church. Ca. 1885 High Victorian Gothic. This church was founded in 1870. The building is a simplified version of the High Victorian Gothic style popular in the United States in the latter half of the nineteenth century. — — Map (db m139491) HM
On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 41.5), 0.4 miles north of Mississippi Route 18, on the left when traveling north.
Preserved here is a portion of the deeply eroded or “sunken” Old Trace. Hardships of journeying on the Old Trace included heat, mosquitoes, poor food, hard beds (if any), disease, swollen rivers, and sucking swamps.
Take 5 minutes to walk this . . . — — Map (db m87313) HM
On Church Street (U.S. 61) at Carroll Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street.
706 Church. 1891-92 Victorian Moro-Byzantine Revival. The architects of Temple Gemiluth Chassed, which means gift of the righteous, combined Moorish, Byzantine and Romanesque styles to produce a building unique in Mississippi. — — Map (db m104343) HM
On Rodney Road west of Flower Street, on the right when traveling west.
About dark on May 1, 1863, Gen. W. E. Baldwin's Confederates retreated through Port Gibson. After crossing the suspension bridge over Little Bayou Pierre, the Confederates set it afire. On the morning of the 2d. the Union army entered the beautiful . . . — — Map (db m103808) HM
On Orange Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling west on Orange Street.
On April 1, 1966, the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) imposed an economic boycott on the majority of the white-owned businesses in Port Gibson/Claiborne County. In the months leading up to the . . . — — Map (db m104340) HM
Near Shaifer Road, 1.5 miles west of Bessie Weathers Road, on the right when traveling west.
After Grant's army came ashore at Bruinsburg, each enslaved person in this area was faced with a decision: whether or not to flee to freedom.
Directly in the path of the Union army, the slaves who lived and worked on the Shaifer farm certainly . . . — — Map (db m144111) HM
On Ingleside Karnac Ferry Road at Shiloh Road, on the right when traveling west on Ingleside Karnac Ferry Road.
On the afternoon of May 3, 1863, Union Gen. U.S. Grant rode west past this intersection to Grand Gulf while Gen. John A. Logan's division turned north toward Vicksburg. Logan was in pursuit of the Confederate force that had abandoned Grand Gulf . . . — — Map (db m173365) HM
Near Shaifer Road, 1.5 miles west of Bessie Weathers Road, on the right when traveling west.
From here you see where the nineteenth century path intersects with the auxiliary "plantation road." During the battle, this road provided the Union command a direct link with their left flank engaged along the Bruinsburg Road to the north. . . . — — Map (db m143713) HM
On Church Street (U.S. 61) south of Horton Drive, on the right when traveling north.
In April of 1861, rumors of Civil War became a reality at Charleston harbor when Fort Sumter was fired upon by Southern forces. Many leaders, both North and South, believed that a dash to capture the opposing side's capital city would bring a quick . . . — — Map (db m139494) HM WM
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 was constructed from the resources presumed to be local. Distinctive features of the . . . — — Map (db m137977) HM
On Horton Drive north of Brady Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Ca. 1830 Federal. Built by Peter A. Van Dorn, New Jersey native who purchased this land in 1826. In 1817 Van Dorn was first clerk of the State House of Representatives. Boyhood home of Van Dorn's son, Confederate General Earl Van Dorn. — — Map (db m143065) HM
On Rodney Road, 1.6 miles west of Montgomery Road, on the left when traveling west.
Windsor Mounds includes four rectangular platform mounds overlooking Bayou Pierre. Mound A, visible from the road, is the largest at over 30 feet, and has a ramp extending toward the east. Mounds B, C, and D range in height from 3 to 16 feet. The . . . — — Map (db m103783) HM
Near Rodney Road (State Highway 552) 1.3 miles north of Rodney Westside Road, on the right when traveling north.
Smith Coffee Daniell II, a successful cotton planter, completed construction of Windsor in 1861. Daniell owned 21,000 acres of plantation land in Louisiana and Mississippi. Ironically, he died in April 1861, only weeks after completing his . . . — — Map (db m70541) HM
On Greenwood Street at Magnolia Street, on the right when traveling west on Greenwood Street.
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 Dorn is also buried here. — — Map (db m137999) HM
On North Cumberland Drive at Colwyn Street, on the right when traveling north on North Cumberland Drive.
We dedicate with gratitude this monument
to those who served with honor in all wars
and those known and unknown who paid the
Supreme Sacrifice.
Those killed in action:
Billy Brooks •
Olan Moore •
Victor Ferry •
Kenneth Robinson • . . . — — Map (db m162281) WM
Founded by Rev. & Mrs. A. A. Myers in 1890. First classes held in basement of Congregational Church on site of present Cumberland Gap School; later moved 1/2 mile west to Harrow Hall. Operated as a division of its successor, Lincoln Memorial . . . — — Map (db m80233) HM
On Pennlyn Avenue at Brooklyn Street, on the right when traveling west on Pennlyn Avenue.
Russell Berkau Shops & Ford Dealership
Pinnacle Wagon Mfg. Co. (c. 1920)
Dr. Stone House On Right (c. 1890)
Russell Berkau Family
Paul, Kluck, Phil, Addie, Russell
247 Colwyn Ave (Mid 1930's)
Insets: Joanna, Addie (early 1920's)
. . . — — Map (db m190764) HM
On Pennlyn Ave. at Llewelyn Street, on the right when traveling north on Pennlyn Ave..
The cornerstone for Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee is on Three States Peak. The first Virginia - North Carolina (later Tennessee) boundary at this point was surveyed in 1779 by Dr. Thomas Walker and Col. Richard Henderson. The present line and . . . — — Map (db m200623) HM
On Merlyn Street at Colwyn Street, on the right when traveling south on Merlyn Street.
First explored, 1750; Long Hunters used it until 1760, and Daniel Boone in 1769, cutting the Wilderness Trail through it in 1775. Hosts of pioneers followed even before the road was built in 1796. Postal service was established in 1795 and a post . . . — — Map (db m80232) HM
This very memorable area, located just under the ridge from the Sanatorium of the Four Seasons Hotel, is part of the original campus. Being a small tract of land slightly rolling in nature, the area first lent itself to outdoor activities and . . . — — Map (db m151541) HM
On Mars-DeBusk Parkway at Hamilton Way, in the median on Mars-DeBusk Parkway.
During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln commented to General O. O. Howard that after the War ended, he hoped General Howard would do something for the people of this area. Years later, Howard would recall this exchange as he traveled through . . . — — Map (db m204563) HM
On University Boulevard (Mars-DeBusk Parkway), on the right when traveling west.
Cumberland Gap became the principal passage between the eastern and western theaters of operation in the Upper South during the war. Whichever side held the high ground here held the Gap.
In 1861, Confederate Gen. Felix K. Zollicoffer's men . . . — — Map (db m35761) HM
On Cumberland Gap Parkway (U.S. 25E), on the left when traveling north on Cumberland Gap Parkway.
"If you come through this misery alive... I want you to do something for all those mountain people who have been shut out of the world all these years." These words of President Abraham Lincoln to General O. O. Howard in 1863 proved to be the . . . — — Map (db m35760) HM
On Robertson Avenue north of Burchett Drive, on the right when traveling north.
This stone monument was built to commemorate the Lincoln Tercentenary, a celebration held in 1937 of the Lincoln family having been in this country 300 years. The first ancestor to arrive was Samuel Lincoln, who landed in Boston on June 20, 1637. . . . — — Map (db m172415) HM
On South Broad Street (State Highway 33) at Barren Creek Road, on the right when traveling west on South Broad Street.
On August 3, 1916, record rainfall caused Thompson's Mill Dam to fail, sending a wall of water down the Barren Creek, that destroyed five other dams and killing 24 person, including three entire families. The Barren Creek Dam failure caused the . . . — — Map (db m148785) HM
On Tennessee Route 33, 0.1 miles west of Couch Lane, on the right when traveling west.
In operation for four generations since later 1800 Destroyed by the Barren Creek Flood in 1916 Restored and maintained by family today — — Map (db m191410) HM
On Tennessee Route 63 at Davis Creek Road, on the right when traveling east on State Route 63.
Davis Creek Primitive Baptist Church is believed to be the oldest Primitive Baptist congregation in Tennessee and has continued in the same doctrine since its 1797 constitution. Established in Speedwell to serve the settlers of Yoakum Station, a . . . — — Map (db m204562) HM
On Davis Creek Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Baptist Church of Christ at Davis Creek constituted the year of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1797 receiving in election and predestination, carries her own key gives free liberty of conscience to think and speak in love purity and fidelity . . . — — Map (db m205088) HM
On State Highway 63 at Ausmus Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 63.
The 1791 Holston Treaty prohibited settlers from entering the Cherokee lands in the Powell Valley, but Tennesseans holding North Carolina land grants moved into the area. President Washington directed the pioneers to leave the valley. Captains . . . — — Map (db m142725) HM
On Riddle Lane at Lone Mountain Road, on the left when traveling north on Riddle Lane.
(front)
In Memoriam
To keep alive the history of the builders of this, The Big Spring Church House, in the winter of 1795-96. Drew Harrell our ancestor hewed the logs. He and the Rev. Tidence Lane erected the church house. Drew Harrell . . . — — Map (db m151545) HM
On Old Knoxville Road at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Old Knoxville Road.
Built about 1810, Greystone was the home of William Graham, Dr. James Fulkerson, Attorney James P. Kivett and his descendants. Site of Federal occupation during the Civil War. — — Map (db m151544) HM
On Carmony Lane at Pine Hill Road, on the right when traveling south on Carmony Lane.
Built before Civil War and used as a public toll crossing until 1905 when wooden floored bridge was built. Wm. Marcum was early operator from 1895 - 1905. — — Map (db m171108) HM
