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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
Mound Bayou is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,533 at the 2010 census, [3] down from 2,102 in 2000. It was founded as an independent black community in 1887 by former slaves led by Isaiah Montgomery. [4] [5] Mound Bayou Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [6]
Location of Jackson County in Mississippi. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are ...
The I. T. Montgomery House is a historic house on West Main Street in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, United States.Built in 1910, it was the home of Isaiah Montgomery (1847–1924), a former slave of Jefferson Davis who was instrumental in founding Mound Bayou, one of the first economically successful towns established by freed slaves.
Belhaven is a historic district and one of Jackson's oldest neighborhoods and cultural centers as well as home to many of the city's oldest houses and buildings. Many popular and successful locally owned businesses are located within Belhaven, including a number of restaurants, shops, stores , and a bed and breakfast inn .
Bayou Pierre Bridge: ... Pearl River Bridge on Mississippi Highway 28: 1940 2005-06-10 Georgetown ... Jackson Hinds, Rankin: Open-spandrel concrete arch ...
Isaiah Thornton Montgomery (May 21, 1847 – March 5, 1924) was the founder of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, an all-black community.A Republican, he was a delegate to the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention and served as mayor of Mound Bayou.
Taborian Hospital in Mound Bayou, Mississippi opened in 1942 [2] to great fanfare by the International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor. Everyone on the staff, including doctors and nurses, were black. The facilities included two major operating rooms, an x-ray machine, incubators, electrocardiograph, blood bank, and laboratory.