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Philadelphia in June 1964 was the scene of the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, a 21-year-old black man from Meridian, Mississippi; Andrew Goodman, a 20-year-old Jewish anthropology student from New York City; and Michael Schwerner, a 24-year-old Jewish CORE organizer and former social worker, also from New York. Their deaths ...
The Downtown Philadelphia Historic District is a designated area within the city limits of Philadelphia, Mississippi in Neshoba County. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, and is loosely bounded by the streets of Myrtle, Peachtree, Walnut, and Pecan. The district features a number of commercial buildings built in ...
Choctaw (not to be confused with Choctaw, Bolivar County) is an unincorporated community and Indian reservation located in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately 5.3 miles (8.5 km) west of Philadelphia along Mississippi Highway 16.
Current U.S. representatives from Mississippi District Member (Residence) [1] Party Incumbent since CPVI (2022) [2] District map 1st: Trent Kelly : Republican June 2, 2015 R+18: 2nd: Bennie Thompson : Democratic April 13, 1993 D+11: 3rd: Michael Guest : Republican January 3, 2019 R+15: 4th: Mike Ezell : Republican January 3, 2023 R+22
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It is one of 32 post offices built in Mississippi during this time and serves as a key example of the architectural and historical impact of New Deal projects in rural America. [ 6 ] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1995, recognizing its historical and architectural importance.
Philadelphia has 41 ZIP-codes, which are often used for neighborhood analysis. [ 1 ] Historically, many neighborhoods were defined by incorporated townships (Blockley, Roxborough), districts (Belmont, Kensington, Moyamensing, Richmond) or boroughs (Bridesburg, Frankford, Germantown, Manayunk) before being incorporated into the city with the Act ...
Mississippi Highway 19 passes through the community, leading southeast 13 miles (21 km) to Meridian, the county seat, and northwest 26 miles (42 km) to Philadelphia. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.3 square miles (37.0 km 2), of which 0.03 square miles (0.07 km 2), or 0.18%, are water. [4]