W. 3 mi. Mineral springs created popular health spa prior to Civil War. Girls boarding school organized, 1854. In 1862, wounded from Shiloh treated here. Now Y. M.C.A. state camp. — — Map (db m140831) HM
Founded, 1858. Named for Louis Durant, a nearby Choctaw chief. Lockhart's Store, 4 mi. W., was first Holmes County post office, dating from 1849. Town later merged with Durant. — — Map (db m140836) HM
Born in 1928 in Holmes County, Robert G.
Clark Jr. was the first African American
elected to the Mississippi Legislature in
the 20th century. Elected in 1967, Clark
became chair of the House Education
Committee in 1977 and played a key role . . . — — Map (db m244497) HM
During Brig. Gen. Benjamin Grierson's raid in the late winter of 1864-1865, a small Confederate brigade under the command of Gen. Wirt Adams attacked the rear guard of one of Grierson's columns at Franklin Church on January 2, 1865. Among the . . . — — Map (db m140860) HM
Built in 1921 with assistance from the
Rosenwald Fund and known locally as the
Goodman School for Negroes, the Goodman School
served African American students in the first
through eighth grades in the Goodman-Pickens
area. Local Black citizens . . . — — Map (db m219758) HM
Charles Harrison Mason (1864-1961) began his ministry in 1893 in Preston, Arkansas. Shunned by the African American Baptist community in Jackson during the 1890s due to his teachings on holiness, Mason brought his revival to Lexington in 1897. He . . . — — Map (db m140839) HM
Dr. Arenia Mallory (1904-1977), a native
of Jacksonville, Illinois, was a graduate
of Jackson State University and the
University of Illinois and was awarded a
Ph.D. from Bethune-Cookman College. In
1926, Mallory came to Lexington, where . . . — — Map (db m219761) HM
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The cemetery of the Newport Missionary Baptist Church is the final resting place of Elmore James (1918-1963), often described as the "king of the slide guitar." James' electric style built on the approach of Robert Johnson and later . . . — — Map (db m140748) HM
Hazel Brannon Smith (1914-1994), a journalist and
publisher, was the owner and editor of four weekly
newspapers, including the Lexington Advertiser. An
advocate for racial justice, Smith condemned the
state's Sovereignty Commission and . . . — — Map (db m219759) HM
Created by an act of the legislature on 2/19/1832.
Because Gov. Scott opposed the creation of the new
county, a two-thirds vote of the legislature was necessary
for approval. Originally, part of a vast territory known as
Hinds County, which was . . . — — Map (db m184579) HM
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Holmes County has been a significant contributor to the legacy of African American blues and gospel music in Mississippi. Heralded blues artists born or raised in the Lexington area include Elmore James (a native of Richland, . . . — — Map (db m140751) HM
To the Holmes County
soldiers of 1861—1865,
and members of Holmes
County Camp No 398 U.C.V.
in memory of their
patriotism and heroism
and to commend their
example to future
generations.
Their deeds, proud deeds.
shall . . . — — Map (db m184582) WM
Began in 1820s as trading post. Incorporated in 1836. County seat of Holmes County since 1834. In 1907 the first Corn Club in the United States was organized here by W.H. (Corn Club) Smith. — — Map (db m140843) HM
Milton Lee Olive III, a native of Chicago, moved to Holmes County and attended school in Lexington. During the Vietnam War, Olive served in Co. B, 2nd Bttn. (Airborne), 503rd Infantry. Near Phu Cong, on October 22, 1965, Olive saved the lives of . . . — — Map (db m140856) HM
St. Mary's is the successor to Calvary Parish,
organized in 1851 at “Wannalaw,” the home of
William Eggleston. Built in 1852-53 and
consecrated by Bishop William Mercer Green in
1855, the Calvary property was sold in 1878 to
build St. Mary's. . . . — — Map (db m219762) HM
St. Paul Church of God in Christ (COGIC) was organized in 1897 by Bishop Charles Harrison Mason, the founder of the COGIC denomination. St. Paul has served as "Mother Church for the COGIC since its construction here in 1906. Saints Academy. formerly . . . — — Map (db m140853) HM
The church was built on three acres of land purchased in 1874 from
Mrs. A.T. Landfair for $25. Lumber for the building was shipped by
rail from Tennessee to Vaiden, then hauled to Acona by wagon.
The church was erected by John Hamilton. The . . . — — Map (db m219764) HM
Born in 1835 in Alabama, Edmund Scarborough
became a successful farmer in Pickens. He
served in the Mississippi Legislature in 1870-1871
and organized what would become Union
Memorial UMC. John B. Scott, born near Pickens
in 1853, attended . . . — — Map (db m219757) HM
Here in 1849, Robert Morris, Mason, schoolmaster, began movement that resulted in creation of the Order of the Eastern Star. Schoolhouse has also housed Masons and Co. C 15th Miss. Inf. C.S.A. — — Map (db m140863) HM
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Many blues performers who gained fame in the Delta, Jackson, and Chicago and on the southern soul circuit have lived in or near Tchula, including Elmore James, Hound Dog Taylor, Jimmy Dawkins, Jesse Robinson, Lewis "Love Doctor" . . . — — Map (db m121121) HM
Settled by Charles Land, 1826. Early settlers came by Rockport Road, built by Indians from Tchula Lake to Natchez Trace. Town was trade & shipping center for planters of this area. — — Map (db m121048) HM