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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Pike County
Pittsfield is the county seat for Pike County
Adjacent to Pike County, Illinois
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On Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.
A grateful community honors those men and women who have served this nation in the United State's Armed forces.
Although you may not have been known by all, you will never be forgotten by any.
In God We Trust
Pike County, Illinois est. 1821 — — Map (db m128629) WM
On 415th Street at Lake Pittsfield Drive, on the right when traveling north on 415th Street.
Lake Pittsfield was built by the City of Pittsfield for water supply purposes as part of the Big Blue Creek Watershed. The first multiple purpose watershed project pursuant to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of the United States . . . — — Map (db m135258) HM
On West Perry Street at North Clinton Street, on the right when traveling west on West Perry Street.
Grimshaw was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia, PA, and came to Pike County in 1833. A prominent local attorney, he was adjutant of the 17th Ill. Militia and a delegate to both state constitutional conventions as a Whig Party member. He authored . . . — — Map (db m128770) HM
On U.S. 54 at Jim Town Hollow Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 54.
Dedicated to the members of Maj. Sam. Hays Post 477 G.A.R. Dept. of Ill.
And other comrades who fought to keep our country undivided and our flag maintained unsullied
1861-1865
— — Map (db m152173) WM
On 470th Street, 0.3 miles north of 290th Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In the mid-1800s, the air here was filled with the earthy smell of wood smoke and lime being rendered into powder. Half a mile to to north, a steamboat stopped to pick up produce from farmers and merchant good. Griggsville Landing featured a . . . — — Map (db m147531) HM
On State Road 57 north of County Road 150N, on the left when traveling north.
The approximately 460 mile canal from Toledo, Ohio, to Evansville, Indiana, was the longest canal built in the United States. Here a section constructed above the natural land surface to prevent flooding and erosion, remains intact. — — Map (db m47811) HM
On Main Street (Indiana Route 56/57) at Ninth Street (Indiana Route 61), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Hometown hero and favorite son of Petersburg Indiana. Star baseball player for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1943-1961. Original Met from 1962-1963, and managed the New York Mets to a miracle 1969 World Series Championship. Known locally . . . — — Map (db m243608) HM
On Main Street at 9th Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
(Center Panel:)
In Memory of the
Men and Women
of Pike County
who gave their
lives for Democracy
Korean
Robert E. Kirby • John F. Scherer • Donald W. Sharp • John White, Jr • Wayne Leffler
World War . . . — — Map (db m23363) WM
On Main Street north of 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of the Soldiers
and Patriots of the
Revolutionary War
buried beneath
Pike County Soil
(Row One:)
Josiah Arnold • William Black • James Brenton • John Chambers • Jonathan Conger • John Coonrod • Samuel Dedman • . . . — — Map (db m23354) WM
On State Road 61 north of Riverwood Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Crossed White River at a nearby ford. It was made by migrating buffalo herds. The trace ran from Vincennes to Louisville and was the only through trail in pioneer days. — — Map (db m23217) HM
On Main Street west of South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Site of depot for canal which passed through town at foot of Main Street. Operations through Petersburg ceased 1860. Constructed 1832-1853, canal was nation's longest, connecting Lake Erie at Toledo with Ohio River at Evansville, through Fort Wayne, . . . — — Map (db m23215) HM
On Kentucky Route 1056 just south of River Street, on the right when traveling north.
This episode is the result of the infamous August 1882 election day fight. Randolph McCoy's son Tolbert engaged in a heated argument with "Devil Anse" Hatfield's brother Ellison. This lead to a fight in which Tolbert, and his brothers Pharmer and . . . — — Map (db m162516) HM
On East Shelbiana Road (U.S. 460) 0.9 miles east of Chloe Road (Kentucky Route 1460), on the right when traveling east.
Kentucky legislature established
Pike County Dec. 19, 1821. First
county seat was located near here
on the Peyton Justice farm and
named Liberty. No courthouse was
built here due to opposition to
site. On Dec. 24, 1823, new county
seat . . . — — Map (db m146229) HM
On Center Street (Kentucky Route 80) south of Elkhorn Street (Kentucky Route 80), on the left when traveling south.
Boone 1st visited Ky. on hunting trip in 1767-68. Hunted Clinch River before coming to Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River. Followed rim of Breaks Canyon through present-day Elkhorn City. He tracked 50 miles along buffalo trace to a salt lick at . . . — — Map (db m50654) HM
On Pine Street east of Elkhorn Street (Kentucky Route 80), on the left when traveling east.
Two major railroads, C&O from north and Clinchfield from south, connected at Elkhorn City, Feb. 8, 1915, opening up trade from Ohio Valley to South Atlantic Region. Elkhorn City became important railroad town. Trains went through several times a day . . . — — Map (db m89778) HM
On Patty Loveless Drive (Kentucky Route 80), on the right when traveling east.
Here rests the body of a soldier of the Confederacy, struck down by an unknown assassin in May of 1865-apparently on way to home in the South. He was buried in a coffin made of boards rived from a great oak by four men of this community. After the . . . — — Map (db m50655) HM
On Patty Loveless Drive (Kentucky Route 80) at Carson Island Road, on the right when traveling west on Patty Loveless Drive.
One of the first pioneers to settle in Breaks Canyon area, Richard married Mary Ramey in 1821 and had 11 children; later married Mary "Polly" Wallace. He was a farmer, hunter, and a distillery operator. Richard acquired several thousand acres of . . . — — Map (db m50656) HM
On Patty Loveless Drive (Kentucky Route 80), on the right when traveling east.
Russell Fork originates at the confluence of a
number of small streams near Council
Virginia. Typical of the Appalachian Plateau,
the river valley is narrow and V-shaped. Flash
floods are not uncommon. Major tributaries
are McClure River and . . . — — Map (db m90657) HM
On Patty Loveless Drive (Kentucky Route 80) at West Russell Street (Kentucky Route 197), on the right when traveling east on Patty Loveless Drive.
William Ramey, born ca. 1782, came from North Carolina. He purchased 200-acre tract near the mouth of Elkhorn Creek in 1816. Served as justice of the peace, sheriff, and commissioner of roads in Pike Co. Acquired thousands of acres by land surveys . . . — — Map (db m50658) HM
On Kentucky Route 194 south of Sycamore Road, on the right when traveling north.
This early permanent settlement in
the Big Sandy Valley was named for
Revolutionary War veteran William Robert Leslie
(1729-1802). Leslie moved to this
site at John’s Creek circa 1790. His
son Robert joined him shortly
before his father’s . . . — — Map (db m146055) HM
On Kentucky Route 194 south of Sycamore Road, on the left when traveling north.
Persons professing the Methodist faith
were meeting on Johns Creek prior to
1832. On April ll, 1853, land for
a church was conveyed by deed of
Martin and Sarah B. Lesley to trustees
Thomas May, James Maynard, Samuel
Marrs, Allen Lesley, and . . . — — Map (db m146054) HM
On Kentucky Route 319, 0.7 miles west of Right Turkey Toe Branch, on the left when traveling west.
HARDY, Ky. - What do you get when you combine clear, fresh well water from the original McCoy family log
cabin site with Pauley Hollow Distillery? Real Appalachian moonshine made in Pike County, Kentucky.
The old rustic water well of Randal . . . — — Map (db m162517) HM
On Kentucky Route 312, 0.7 miles west of Right Turkey Toe Branch, on the right when traveling east.
Nestled at Hardy, Kentucky in a spectacular mountain valley, the Randal
McCoy well still stands. The well is 25 to 30 feet deep, and if it could talk it
would say, "I'm now enjoying the scenery, heritage and especially the
friendly people who . . . — — Map (db m162519) HM
On Kentucky Route 319, 0.2 miles east of Compton Road, on the left when traveling east.
House was located on Blackberry Fork of Pond Creek. It burned Jan. 1, 1888, during a Hatfield raid. Two of Randolph's children, Alifair and Calvin, were killed in attack; their mother Sally was badly injured. Randolph and other children escaped. . . . — — Map (db m55887) HM
On State Highway 319, 0.7 miles Right Turkey toe Branch, on the left when traveling west.
Newly Discovered Artifacts at Patriarch Randall McCoy's Home
in Rural Hardy, Kentucky,
Uncover Clues About Infamous
McCoy and Hatfield 1888 Showdown
2013 Marks the 125” Anniversary of the Legendary
Hatfield-McCoy New Year's Day . . . — — Map (db m162521) HM
On Toler Road (Kentucky Route 319) west of Kentucky Route 1056, on the right when traveling west.
(obverse)
In 1873 Randolph McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield of stealing his hog. A trial followed, presided over by Reverend Anderson Hatfield, justice of the peace. To be fair, the jury consisted of six Hatfields and six McCoys. One witness, . . . — — Map (db m50663) HM
On Toler Road (Kentucky Route 319) west of Kentucky Route 1056, on the right when traveling west.
In the fall of 1878, Randolph McCoy brought charges against Floyd Hatfield for stealing one of his hogs. The resulting trial occurred here and was presided over by the local justice of the peace, Preacher Anderson Hatfield. Preacher Anderson was . . . — — Map (db m50667) HM
On Toler Road (Kentucky Route 319) 0.1 miles west of Kentucky Route 1056, on the right when traveling west.
Among the graves in the McCoy Cemetery are those of Randolph McCoy's three sons - Tolbert, Pharmer, and Randolph Jr. - all killed by the Hatfields. Also buried here are Alifair and Calvin McCoy, who were killed by the Hatfields when cabin was . . . — — Map (db m50661) HM
On Kentucky Route 1056 south of River Street, on the right when traveling north.
This episode is result of August 1882 election-day fight. Tolbert, a son of Randolph McCoy, exchanged heated words with Ellison Hatfield, which started a fight. Tolbert, Pharmer and Randolph McCoy Jr. stabbed Ellison to death. Later the three . . . — — Map (db m50662) HM
1917–1918. They gave their all in their country’s service. Rufus Adkins • Basil Ball • Jesse D. Belcher • William Bevins • William C. Brown • William B. Burke • Ervin Childers • Wade Cummings • James S. Elliott • Josh Fife • Oliver H. . . . — — Map (db m146149) WM
On Hambley Parkway (Business U.S. 460) 0.1 miles east of U.S. 23/119, on the right when traveling east.
Since WWII, More Than 81,000 Soldiers
Are Unaccounted For
This unoccupied chair is in honor of the
brave men and women who are still
Prisoners of War or Missing in Action
and symbolizes there will always be a place
in Pikeville . . . — — Map (db m243701) WM
On Main Street north of Pike Street, on the left when traveling north.
Born in Parkersburg. WV, in 1818
Dils came to Pikeville circa 1840
and became a merchant. In Oct.
1861, while the area was under
Confederate control, he was arrested
for Union sympathies. Sent to Libby
Prison in Richmond, VA, he was
quickly . . . — — Map (db m146142) HM
For Zebulon M. Pike, 1779-1813.
Born New Jersey. Entered army,
1794; served on frontier. Sent to
trace Mississippi River source,
1805, and to explore headwaters
of Arkansas and Red Rivers, 1806,
when he discovered Pikes Peak.
Brig. Gen. Pike . . . — — Map (db m146146) HM
Near Chloe Road (Kentucky Route 1460) east of South Bypass Road (Kentucky Route 1460), on the left when traveling east.
Colonel John Dils purchased the property in 1871 on which this cemetery is located. He was the colonel of the 39th Kentucky Infantry in the Civil War. In addition to Colonel Dils, there are several Civil war veterans buried here with the original . . . — — Map (db m146195) HM
Near Chloe Road (Kentucky Route 1460) east of South Bypass Road (Kentucky Route 1460), on the left when traveling east.
Colonel John Dils purchased the property in 1871 on which this cemetery is located. He was the colonel of the 39th Kentucky Infantry in the Civil War. In addition to Colonel Dils, there are several Civil war veterans buried here with the original . . . — — Map (db m146197) HM
On Huffman Avenue at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Huffman Avenue. Reported unreadable.
James Abram Garfield was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 10th, 1831. An 1856 graduate of Williams College, he taught classics and became President of Western Reserve Eclectic Institute (later Hiram College), Ohio. In 1859 he was elected to . . . — — Map (db m146171) HM
On Hambley Boulevard (Business U.S. 460) just north of Division Street, on the right when traveling north.
Side A
Born in Pike County, this poet was a daughter of former slaves, Frank and Sibbie Waller. All of
their children attained a greater degree of education than usual at that time. They earned teaching certificates at Ky. State Normal . . . — — Map (db m146166) HM
On Kentucky Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Hanging site of Ellison Mounts, Feb. 18, 1890. Seven other Hatfield supporters indicted for murder of Alifair McCoy were sentenced to life in prison. By the time of his trial, Mounts had confessed. He was also found guilty, but the jury recommended . . . — — Map (db m50815) HM
Near Huffman Avenue at Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported unreadable.
In December 1861, Col. James A. Garfield, 42nd Ohio Infantry, was selected by General Don Carlos Buell to take a force to the Big Sandy Valley of Kentucky to clean the region of the Rebels. The previous month, Union General William “Bull” Nelson had . . . — — Map (db m146170) HM
On Chloe Road (Kentucky Route 1460) east of South Bypass Road (Kentucky Route 1460), on the right when traveling east.
The feud resulted, in part, from
Civil War conflicts, romantic
entanglements, family-oriented
discord, property and election
disputes, mixed with mountain
pride. Violence surrounding clan
leaders Anderson Hatfield and
Randolph McCoy . . . — — Map (db m146181) HM
Near Huffman Avenue at Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Here Col. Garfield was commissioned Brigadier General in the Union army. The man who later became president was sworn in as general by Squire Charles of Pike County January 1862. — — Map (db m146169) HM
On Main Street at Pike Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
(side 1)
Aviation pioneer graduated from Pikeville College Academy in 1920.
Flew plane under Pikesville’s Middle Bridge on July 4, 1923.
Trained as a pilot in US Army, he & T. Higbee Embry founded the Embry-Riddle Flying School . . . — — Map (db m110100) HM
On Scott Avenue at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Scott Avenue.
After Hatfields burned the McCoy home, January 1, 1888, Randolph and Sarah McCoy never returned to Blackberry Creek. Governors of Ky. and West Va. urged Hatfields and McCoys to move away from each other. McCoys purchased house near river bank on . . . — — Map (db m50673) HM
On North Mayo Trail, 0.2 miles from U.S. 23/119/460, on the right when traveling south.
Designer: O.S. Batten
Contractor: Local WPA Crews
Year Built: 1936
The Pauley Bridge was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1991
Renovation was completed in 2006 and re-opened
as a pedestrian and bicycle . . . — — Map (db m198614) HM
On Division Street east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Courthouse erected 1888-89 by McDonald Bros.; later renovated 1932-33. Here was scene of Hatfield clan trials for murders of Tolbert, Randolph, Jr., Pharmer, Alifair, and Calvin McCoy. The defendants lodged in adjacent jail; found guilty and . . . — — Map (db m56342) HM
On Hambley Boulevard (Business U.S. 460) at Huffman Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Hambley Boulevard.
Established by the Presbyterian
Church in 1889 for the education
of youth from the mountains of
Southern Appalachia. It now draws
students from many states and
foreign lands. The Celtic Cross,
visible from many points of wide
area, symbolizes . . . — — Map (db m146167) HM
On College Street north of Hibbard Street, on the left when traveling south.
Established by the Presbyterian Church. Building erected, 1889. The brick was fired on the site, using clay from nearby riverbank. Structure served as school, chapel, and community center for many years. Designated on National Register, 1974; used . . . — — Map (db m50816) HM
On Bob Amos Drive, 1 mile past Clair Lane, on the right when traveling north.
This "Cut-Through” project, the dream of Dr. Wm. C. Hambley, is the largest engineering feat in the US and second in the world only to the Panama Canal. It was started in 1973 and finished in 1987, at a cost of $77,593,691. 18,000,000 cubic yards . . . — — Map (db m212047) HM
On Cedar Creek Road (Kentucky Route 1384) at Bob Amos Drive, on the right when traveling east on Cedar Creek Road.
This "Cut-Through” project, the dream of Dr. Wm. C. Hambley, is the largest engineering feat in the US and second in the world only to the Panama Canal. It was started in 1973 and finished in 1987, at a cost of $77,593,691. 18,000,000 cubic yards of . . . — — Map (db m212049) HM
On Hambley Parkway (Business U.S. 460) 0.1 miles east of U.S. 23/119, on the right when traveling east.
WWI
Rufus Adkins • Basil Ball • Jesse D Belcher • William Bevins • William C Brown • William B Burke
Ervin Childers • Wade Cummings • James S Elliott • Josh Fife • [Illegible] • [Illegible]
Lemuel E Haynes • John Hobbs • John Honaker • . . . — — Map (db m243553) WM
Near Chloe Road (Kentucky Route 1460) east of South Bypass Road (Route 1460), on the left when traveling east.
The Dils Cemetery is believed to be the first integrated cemetery in Eastern Kentucky. Colonel John Dils, who was opposed to slavery, gave many freed slaves jobs in his tannery and general store. He later provided gravesites for them and their . . . — — Map (db m146196) HM
On Main Street just north of Grace Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This tablet is dedicated to the memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Pike County.
Dennis Dailey • James Atkinson • Joseph Ford • James Jackson • Moses Stepp • Christian Trout • Pleasant Childers • Thomas Steward • Abriam Potter • . . . — — Map (db m148028) WM
On Bob Amos Drive at Cedar Creek Road (Kentucky Route 1384), on the left when traveling south on Bob Amos Drive.
Welcome to Pike County, Kentucky, home of Patty Loveless.
US 23 was named “The Country Music Highway” in 1994 in recognition of the numerous country music stars from the region. In 2002 through the efforts of Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers and . . . — — Map (db m212048) HM
On Big Blue Springs Road south of State Route 1056, on the left when traveling south.
Asa Harmon McCoy, a Union soldier, was shot in 1865 by the Logan Wildcats. The Wildcats were led by Confederate "Devil Anse" Hatfield. Jim Vance was the suspected leader in the murder, although there was never a conviction. This was the first . . . — — Map (db m50660) HM
On Collins Highway (Kentucky Route 122) 2.1 miles south of U.S. 460, on the left when traveling south.
Born in Lancaster, Pa. to immigrant German parents. Joined 4th Virginia Infantry in fall of 1776. Saw George Washington’s retreat across the Hudson in Nov. Served until 1779. Married Sarah Phillips in 1780. Settled in Shelby Valley in 1800. Sarah . . . — — Map (db m146230) HM
On Lower Stringtown Road at Kentucky Route 292, on the right when traveling west on Lower Stringtown Road.
Sarah Elizabeth, “Little Sally,” was the daughter of Roseanna
McCoy and Johnse Hatfield. She was born in the spring of
1881 and died when she was only eight months old. In 1880,
Roseanna met Johnse at an Election Day celebration . . . — — Map (db m146138) HM
Near Lower Stringtown Road at Kentucky Route 292, on the right when traveling west.
Sarah Elizabeth, “Little Sally,” was the daughter of Roseanna
McCoy and Johnse Hatfield. She was born in the spring of
1881 and died when she was only eight months old. In 1880,
Roseanna met Johnse at an Election Day celebration on
Blackberry . . . — — Map (db m146139) HM
On Kentucky Route 292 at Lower Stringtown Road, on the right when traveling south on State Route 292.
Sally McCoy. Sarah Elizabeth (Sally) McCoy was the daughter of Rosanna McCoy and Johnse Hatfield. Her parents’ love affair played a role in the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud. Although circumstances prohibited the two from marrying, the child . . . — — Map (db m146141) HM
Near Country Club Road, 0.2 miles north of Fernwood Farms Road.
Fernwood Country Club was
organized by Philip H. Enochs, Jr.
and Edgar L. Enochs in 1924 on
land donated to the club by the
Fernwood Lumber Company which
was owned by Philip H. Enochs, Sr.,
Isaac C. Enochs, James L. Enochs,
and their . . . — — Map (db m243282) HM
On Easley Road, 0.5 miles east of State Highway 568.
Pre Crash: Rise of the Simple Man
In 1964 Lynyrd Skynyrd began humbly in Jacksonville, Florida. The founding members jokingly named the band after a gym coach, Leonard Skinner. Eventually, after numerous police interruptions of the band's . . . — — Map (db m146841) HM
On U.S. 98 at Pike 93 Central, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 98.
Two mi. N. Named for Maj. A.H. Holmes; second county seat of Pike Co., 1816-1875. It declined when bypassed by railroad, 1857. Cemetery contains graves of Rev. War soldier Peter Quin and other early settlers. — — Map (db m122616) HM
On Pike 93 Central (County Highway 93) 0.1 miles north of Magnolia Holmesville Road, on the right when traveling north.
This public burial ground was established
in 1823 on land donated by Colonel Peter
Quin. Jr. for Holmesville, which became
the seat of Pike County in the Mississippi
Territory in 1816. The first burial was that
of Lucretia Quin, the infant . . . — — Map (db m201279) HM
On Tennessee Street (County Highway 93 N) north of Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
Pike County was formed on December 9, 1815; carved out of Marion County. Her first Seat of Justice was located in the bustling community of Holmesville (Ratified by the Mississippi General Assembly
n December 11, 1816). Situated on the Bogue . . . — — Map (db m129213) HM
Near South Prewett Street south of Regan Road, on the right when traveling south.
During the Civil War, The Central House Hotel that was located near the railroad was converted to a hospital. When more than 200 soldiers died there from wounds or disease, they were buried here. Many of the men are unidentified. Civil War veterans . . . — — Map (db m102961) HM
On North Cherry Street at East Holly Street, on the right when traveling north on North Cherry Street.
George Chadwick House
(Originally Mike Day Home)
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Circa 1890 — — Map (db m243240) HM
On Cunnigen St. south of North Street, on the left when traveling north.
Harper Baptist Seminary was organized here in 1941. The school's origin can be traced to Harper Baptist College, formerly located near Gloster in Amite County. Named in honor of Dr. Simon Harper, a former slave and community leader, the college was . . . — — Map (db m102866) HM
On East Bay Street (State Road 48) at North Cherry Street, on the right when traveling west on East Bay Street.
This building, erected in 1879,
is listed in the National Register
of Historic Places, and houses
the law office of Wayne Dowdy,
member of the United States
House of Representatives 1981-1988, — — Map (db m243170) HM
On East Bay Street, on the right when traveling east.
Pike County, named for Zebulon Pike, was organized in 1815. In 1875, the county seat was moved from Holmesville to Magnolia, and a courthouse was built the next year. All records were lost when the wood-frame building burned in 1881. Rebuilt in . . . — — Map (db m49943) HM
On Sherman Line Road north of Hamp Lee Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Sherman Line Rosenwald School was
established in 1928 for the education of black
youth in the Sherman community from Pike and
Amite counties. Partial funding for the school
was provided by the Julius Rosenwald Fund,
while the land was . . . — — Map (db m201231) HM
On North Cherry Street at East Olive Street, on the right when traveling south on North Cherry Street.
The Holmes House, 405 North Cherry Street, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
c. 1900 — — Map (db m243250) HM
Near South Railway Boulevard north of Canal Street, on the right when traveling north.
McComb's office car originally known as the "Club Car Dixie," was built in 1883 by the
Jackson and Sharp Co. of Wilmington, DE for the Vicksburg and Meridian Railway which
became the Alabama and Vicksburg Railway in 1889. After being renumbered . . . — — Map (db m201299) HM
Near South Railway Boulevard north of Canal Street, on the right when traveling north.
Dancing in the street accompanied the inauguration of this unique refrigerator car that was fabricated here in the
McComb shop. Construction began on car #51000 on August 12, 1946 and was completed on September 25 1946, as a
one-of-a-kind . . . — — Map (db m202648) HM
On North Railroad Avenue north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
In the 1950s, as a founder of rock 'n' roll, Bo Diddley helped to reshape the sound of popular music worldwide. His original style of rhythm and blues influenced
generations of musicians. He was one of rock's most influential artists because he had . . . — — Map (db m201232) HM
Front Acclaimed as the father of rock and roll, Bo Diddley (Ellas Bates McDaniel) was born near Magnolia, south of McComb, on December 30, 1928. Diddley wrote and recorded such hits as "I'm A Man", "Bo Diddley', "Say Man" and "I'm a . . . — — Map (db m104326) HM
On Delaware Avenue at South 6th Street, on the left when traveling west on Delaware Avenue.
McComb Neoclassical Revival landmark built by Hilborn B.
Holmes in 1912. Home of Julius H. & Elizabeth Brent in 1940. The
Brents served God and country through their humanitarian
spirit, buildings they erected & service in the MS . . . — — Map (db m243289) HM
Side 1 Elected president of the Pike County branch of the NAACP in 1954, Curtis Conway Bryant (1917-2001) played a major role in early civil rights activism of southwest Mississippi. He campaigned to expand membership in the NAACP, led large . . . — — Map (db m108990) HM
Near South Railroad Boulevard north of Canal Street.
For over 100 years the caboose was as much a part of the freight train as the locomotive.
Placed at the end of the train, the caboose was home to the conductor brakeman and flagman
providing a vantage point for trainmen to watch for signs of . . . — — Map (db m201241) HM
On Tennessee Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Tennessee Street.
On December 9, 1815, the General Assembly of the Mississippi Territory created Pike County from a portion of Marion County and named the new county in honor of Brig. Gen. Zebulon M. Pike, who was killed in action during the War of 1812. The first . . . — — Map (db m101510) HM
Built in 1811 by Henry Quin, son of early settlers, Peter and Judith Robinson Quin, and grandfather of Congressman Percy Quin. Nearby is first painted residence to be erected in Pike County. — — Map (db m108943) HM
On Friendship Circle, 0.2 miles north of State Highway 44, on the left when traveling north.
Org. 1906 on land donated by
Jones for the consolidation of
Bacot, Curtis and Felder
Schools. Bethany School added
in 1921 when Jones School was
moved to this site. Served the
Friendship Comm. until 1975. — — Map (db m201234) HM
On Marion Avenue north of Harrison Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
This marker is presented to Southwest Mississippi
Regional Medical Center in grateful appreciation to
rescuers and caregivers for the tremendous care
provided to the twenty survivors of the Lynyrd Skynyrd
Band Airline Crash, October 20, 1977. . . . — — Map (db m202905) HM
On South Broadway Street (U.S. 51) south of Main Street/Delaware Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Chartered 1872. Named for Col. H.S. McComb, I.C. Ry. president who established shops here. J.J.White Lumber Co. set-up 1893. McComb Female Inst., est. 1894, now Belhaven College. — — Map (db m108901) HM
Near South Railway Boulevard north of Canal Street, on the right when traveling north.
The railway post office car #95 is one of the seven of its class built in 1914
by the Pullman Company for the ICRR, and is thought to be the only survivor in its original state.
Usually six postal employees, not railroad workers, were on board to . . . — — Map (db m201652) HM
Near South Railway Boulevard north of Canal Street, on the right when traveling north.
Locomotive #2542 — a mountain type locomotive — was originally manufactured as locomotive
#2906 in 1921 in Lima Ohio. In 1942 the wheel arrangement was reconfigured from a 2-10-2 to a
4-8-2 arrangement, and it was then designated as locomotive . . . — — Map (db m202251) HM
On Summit Street, on the right when traveling south.
Side A Summit Street was a thriving African American business district during the era of segregation, as well as a hotbed of musical activity. Blues, jazz, and rhythm & blues bands entertained at various nightclubs, cafes, and hotels, and . . . — — Map (db m51528) HM
On McComb Street near Adams Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In 1910, Buella and A. A. McCue donated land
for a school in the Baertown community. In 1911,
a wood frame school was built and named
"Universal.” It was the first school in the
community to educate black children. In the
early 1950s, the . . . — — Map (db m201245) HM
On Tennessee Street at Madison Street, on the right when traveling north on Tennessee Street.
During the War of 1812, General William Carroll, en route to New Orleans, marched his Tennessee Militia through Pike County, crossed the Bogue Chitto
River north of Holmesville and camped along Love's Creek. While returning from New Orleans via . . . — — Map (db m101512) HM
On Liberty Street (Mississippi Route 584) at 1st Road West, on the right when traveling east on Liberty Street.
Raised in Osyka, the versatile T. Tommy Cutrer succeeded as a country and gospel singer and instrumentalist and also as a businessman and politician, but his greatest fame came as a radio/television personality from the 1940s through the 1990s. As . . . — — Map (db m51625) HM
On Boyd Reeves Road south of State Highway 44, on the left when traveling south.
Formed 1812. At original site, 6 mi. W., first Miss. Baptist Convention organized, 1824, with 73 churches, 27 clergy, & 2,392 members lasting until 1829. — — Map (db m122709) HM
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