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Collins is a city in Covington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,586 at the 2010 census. [ 3 ] It is the county seat of Covington County.
U.S. Highway 49; U.S. Highway 84; Covington County is crossed both north-to-south and east-to-west by four-laned state highways. Highway 49, which runs north–south through all three municipalities and is commonly known as Mississippi's Main Street, connects the state's three largest cities—Jackson, Gulfport, and Hattiesburg—to Covington County as well as cities such as Wiggins, Magee ...
[1] 14 counties, all in the southwest, were created before the Mississippi Territory became a state in 1817. [1] The last county created was Humphreys County in 1918. [ 2 ] The Mississippi Constitution governs the creation of new counties, which requires an election of qualified electors to approve of the creation of a new county.
Covington County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Collins, Mississippi, county seat of Covington County, Mississippi. It was built in 1906, completed in 1907, and first used in 1908. [2] The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1991. It is located on Dogwood Avenue.
Location of Covington County in Mississippi. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Covington County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Covington County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates ...
Mississippi Highway 184 (MS 184) runs for 2.79 miles (4.49 km) in the city of Collins in Covington County. MS 184 begins just west of town at an intersection with US 84 . It heads east along Main Street to enter the city limits as a 4-lane divided highway, passing through mostly rural areas to have an interchange with US 49 .
The Collins Zoo was founded in 1986 by Gus White. The zoo has been raided several times by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. [3] MDWF&P have never won a single case against the Zoo. The last raid in 2012 was ruled unconstitutional. [4]
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Mississippi that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]