Holmes County, noted for agriculture and timber, was created in 1848. The first county seat was at Hewett's Bluff, later known as Bear Pen. Cerro Gordo and Westville also served as county seat. Bonifay, the present site, was selected in 1905. . . . — — Map (dbm73288) HM
In 1880, William Thomas Keith (1856-1949) homesteaded ten acres upon which this house stands. In 1886 he filed a homestead entry with the U.S. Public Land Office and in the fall of that year built this cabin that became home for himself, his wife, . . . — — Map (dbm73289) HM
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform. Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and won victories for liberty, . . . — — Map (dbm152005) WM
4 ► Florida, Holmes County, Poplar Head — Home Site of Laura Ingalls Wilder — Author of the "Little House" Series of Books — Westville, Holmes County, Florida (Poplar Head Community) —
Side 1 On October 1, 1890, three of Laura Ingalls Wilder's relatives, Peter Franklin (L.) Ingalls (cousin), Joseph Quiner Carpenter (cousin), and Perley Day Wilder (brother-in-law) began a trip from Stockholm, Wisconsin down the . . . — — Map (dbm95031) HM
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 (dbm140831) 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 (dbm140836) HM
Born in 1928 in Holmes County, Robert G.Clark Jr. was the first African Americanelected to the Mississippi Legislature inthe 20th century. Elected in 1967, Clarkbecame chair of the House EducationCommittee in 1977 and played a key role . . . — — Map (dbm244497) 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 (dbm140860) HM
Built in 1921 with assistance from theRosenwald Fund and known locally as theGoodman School for Negroes, the Goodman Schoolserved African American students in the firstthrough eighth grades in the Goodman-Pickensarea. Local Black citizens . . . — — Map (dbm219758) 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 (dbm140839) HM
Dr. Arenia Mallory (1904-1977), a nativeof Jacksonville, Illinois, was a graduateof Jackson State University and theUniversity of Illinois and was awarded aPh.D. from Bethune-Cookman College. In1926, Mallory came to Lexington, where . . . — — Map (dbm219761) HM
[Front] 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 (dbm140748) HM
Hazel Brannon Smith (1914-1994), a journalist andpublisher, was the owner and editor of four weeklynewspapers, including the Lexington Advertiser. Anadvocate for racial justice, Smith condemned thestate's Sovereignty Commission and . . . — — Map (dbm219759) HM
Created by an act of the legislature on 2/19/1832.Because Gov. Scott opposed the creation of the newcounty, a two-thirds vote of the legislature was necessaryfor approval. Originally, part of a vast territory known asHinds County, which was . . . — — Map (dbm184579) HM
[Front] 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 (dbm140751) 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 (dbm184582) 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 (dbm140843) 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 (dbm140856) HM
St. Mary's is the successor to Calvary Parish,organized in 1851 at “Wannalaw,” the home ofWilliam Eggleston. Built in 1852-53 andconsecrated by Bishop William Mercer Green in1855, the Calvary property was sold in 1878 tobuild St. Mary's. . . . — — Map (dbm219762) 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 (dbm140853) HM
The church was built on three acres of land purchased in 1874 fromMrs. A.T. Landfair for $25. Lumber for the building was shipped byrail from Tennessee to Vaiden, then hauled to Acona by wagon.The church was erected by John Hamilton. The . . . — — Map (dbm219764) HM
Born in 1835 in Alabama, Edmund Scarboroughbecame a successful farmer in Pickens. Heserved in the Mississippi Legislature in 1870-1871and organized what would become UnionMemorial UMC. John B. Scott, born near Pickensin 1853, attended . . . — — Map (dbm219757) 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 (dbm140863) HM
Front 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 (dbm121121) 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 (dbm121048) HM
Bouquet’s Trail, 1764. Unsatisfied by the treaty that ended the French and Indian War, Ottawa chief Pontiac led a confederacy of Native American tribes in attacks against the British frontier forts during 1763, a campaign known as . . . — — Map (dbm13615) HM
Side A: This area, known as Calmoutier, was an early French Catholic farming community founded in 1832 by Claude Druhot, who came from Calmoutier, Hte-Saône, France. Its first native, the four-month-old Claude Joseph Druhot, was baptized on 9 . . . — — Map (dbm24492) HM
Republican congressman William M. McCulloch was one of the architectsof the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, the first of three laws torecommit the nation to the cause of civil rights in the 1960s. “Bill”McCulloch was born near . . . — — Map (dbm179748) HM
On French Ridge in Richland Township, on June 5, 1863, local citizens in defiance of conscription attacked Elias Robinson, an enrolling officer of the Union Army. When Captain James Drake, the provost marshal, imprisoned the ringleaders, armed . . . — — Map (dbm214473) HM
Purchased fromNathan and Esther Brennerby theHolmes County Commissioners,Robert S. Maurer • Clayton Hershberger • Jack E Nowels,January 27 1982 Holmes CountyOffice Building Auto Title Department • County Office of . . . — — Map (dbm214474) HM
Washington [north face] Six Soldiers of the Revolutionary War were subsequently Residents of Holmes County, Ohio. Jackson [east face] In memory of the Soldiers of the War of A.D. 1812 who became citizens of Holmes . . . — — Map (dbm81741) WM
Made in a Millersburg foundry by A. Dagon. This trough served the needs of Holmes County residents who visited the courthouse for official business until about 1939. As the automobile traffic increased, the hitching rail was moved to the east side . . . — — Map (dbm205797) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Hotel Millersburg 1847 — — Map (dbm205798) HM
Adam Johnson and Charles Miller in 1815 laid out the plans for their town and named it Millersburg. On April 12, 1824 the town was chosen as the county seat and on March 6, 1835 it was incorporated.Beautifully located upon elevated ground, . . . — — Map (dbm177008) HM
The Millersburg Opera House was built around 1890. In addition to the Opera House, the building also housed City Hall. The Opera House was used for various events over the years including the showing of motion pictures. Listed in the 1941 Film Daily . . . — — Map (dbm177003) HM
Dedicated to the men and women of Holmes County who have served their country so that freedom's light might shine through the world. — — Map (dbm205795) WM
Jonas Stutzman, from Somerset County, Pennsylvania, came to this site in 1809 to clear land for farming and to build a log home for his family. He was the first permanent settler in the eastern portion of what would in 1825 become Holmes County. . . . — — Map (dbm24493) HM
Peace-Loving Amish Pioneers Build Brotherly Native American Frontier Relations An unbarred log cabin door could mean vulnerability. But for one of the earliest pioneering families of the Ohio country the peace-loving Amish Jacob Mast . . . — — Map (dbm240036) HM
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