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  2. Clinton, Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. The road east from Vicksburg was completed to Mount Salus and the federal government located the United States General Land Office at Mount Salus in 1822. [6]

  3. The Optimist's Daughter - Wikipedia

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    Clint McKelva is Laurel's father. Judge McKelva is treated for an eye illness; he dies after eye surgery. He is a prominent and well-respected widower in Mount Salus, Mississippi. Ten years after the death of his wife, Becky, he marries a younger woman that he met at a Southern Bar Association conference named Wanda Fay.

  4. Portal:Mississippi/Cities - Wikipedia

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    Portal:Mississippi/Cities/1 Clinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. Clinton, founded in 1823 was originally known as Mount Salus, which means "Mountain of health".

  5. 240,000 acres of the Upper Mississippi have been unspoiled ...

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    240,000 acres of the Upper Mississippi have been unspoiled for 100 years. But concerns mount. Gannett. Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. May 29, 2024 at 6:03 AM.

  6. Walter Leake - Wikipedia

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    Walter Daniel [citation needed] Leake (May 20, 1762 – November 17, 1825) was a judge, U.S. senator, and governor of Mississippi. He served as a United States Senator from Mississippi (1817–1820), as a justice in 1821, and as third Governor of Mississippi (1822–1825). He was the first Governor of Mississippi to die in office.

  7. Portal:Mississippi/Cities/1 - Wikipedia

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  8. Calls mount for federal investigation of Mississippi police in Dexter Wade's death. November 2, 2023 at 1:45 PM (Reuters) - Civil rights leaders on Thursday called for a federal investigation into ...

  9. List of plantations in Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    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]