On South Martin Luther King Jr Drive at College Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Jr Drive.
Established before the Civil War, Sandfield Cemetery served historically as a burial ground for the African American community in Columbus. Among the approximately 250 people buried here are Rev. Jesse Freeman Boulden, a leader in the . . . — — Map (db m140696) HM
Parish organized Jan. 1, 1837. First church consecrated 1838. Present church begun 1854, consecrated Nov. 15, 1860, by the Rt. Rev. William Mercer Green, first Episcopal Bishop of Miss. — — Map (db m8624) HM
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Author, playwright, and poet
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams
(1911-1983),
was born in Columbus, Mississippi.
In tribute to his . . . — — Map (db m8719) HM
On Military Road at Fourth Avenue North, in the median on Military Road.
A native of Columbus, Walter Lanier "Red" Barber (1908-1992) as a boy lived on North 4th Avenue. He began a storied career in radio broadcasting in 1934 after receiving a job offer from the Cincinnati Reds. Barber was the voice of the Cincinnati . . . — — Map (db m8626) HM
On Mississippi Route 45 at Mississippi Route 373 on State Route 45.
W. 5 mi. Built 1852 by Col. Geo. H. Young, who used own plant for gas lighting. In Civil War housed refugee girls from Memphis & New Orleans. Site of organization of National Fox Hunters Association. — — Map (db m8627) HM
On Wicks Road, 0.4 miles south of Gilmer-Wilburn Road, on the right when traveling south.
Wicks Community is an African American community established in 1887. This land was purchased by Dennis Wicks from Simon Leob, a Jewish man. Dennis Wicks was a former slave, the son of Ned Wicks. Ned Wicks was purchased as a slave by a farmer named . . . — — Map (db m178987) HM
On North 2nd Avenue (Mississippi Route 182) at Phillips Hill Road on North 2nd Avenue.
Eminent lawyer and editor. U.S. Congressman, 1852-1861. Miss. Quartermaster-General, 1861. Commanding General of famous Mississippi Brigade. Killed at Gettysburg. Here is site of plantation home. — — Map (db m8628) HM
Near Old West Point Road, 1.3 miles north of Plymouth Bluff Access Road, on the right when traveling north.
The large tree that you see here is known by several common names, including Osage orange and hedge apple. We will use a colloquial name, Bodock (bodark), based upon the original French name, bois d’arc (wood of the bow). The Osage Indians made . . . — — Map (db m178982) HM
On State Highway 12 at Woodlawn Road on State Highway 12.
Organized 1869. Original building ¼ mile West. Rev. Thomas Benton Wood, first pastor. Land Given by Martha Kidd Vaughn, lumber by A.P. Presley. — — Map (db m8629) HM
On Wicks Road, 0.8 miles south of Gilmer-Wilburn Road, on the right when traveling south.
Zacharias Wicks, Sr. designated land in 1920 as a burial ground for family members. The cemetery is called Wicks memorial Garden.
Zacharias Wicks, Sr.
April 12, 1872 ~ June 15, 1950 — — Map (db m178997) HM
On Main Street, 0 miles east of Seitz Road, on the left when traveling west.
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Big Joe Williams (c. 1903-1982) epitomized the life and times of the rambunctious, roving bluesman, traveling from coast to coast and around the world playing rugged, rhythmic blues on his nine-string guitar at juke joints, house . . . — — Map (db m27750) HM
On State Highway 69 at Golding Road on State Highway 69.
Estab. in 1825 on the corner of a 1400 acre plantation owned by James Brownlee, Sr. & his wife Mary. Three brothers who lost their lives in the service of the Confederate States of America lie buried here. — — Map (db m8485) HM
On State Highway 69 at Golding Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 69.
Born Camden, S.C. 1794.
Died Lowndes County, Miss. 1869.
He won fame and the gratitude of our forefathers by his daring ride from Ft. Stephens to Nashville, Tenn, to procure General Jackson’s aid against the Creek Indians.
This tablet . . . — — Map (db m178937) HM
On West Minnie Vaughn Road east of State Route 792, on the right when traveling east.
Sam Hairston was born on January 20, 1920, in this area. In 1944, shortly after returning from service in World War II, Hairston began his baseball career with the Birmingham Black Barons and the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro League as an . . . — — Map (db m140689) HM
On Fernbank Road, 0.1 miles east of Steens Vernon Road, on the right when traveling east.
"Ye Shall Know Them By Their Fruits." Matthew 7:16
Fountainhead of Methodism laid by South
Carolinians 156 years ago. Recognition goes mainly
to Capt. E. C. Leech, whose influence was largely
responsible for the construction of this . . . — — Map (db m244672) HM
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