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Confederate Monument, Mississippi Department of Archives and History Building, dedicated June 1891. [2] [3] [4] In front of the Old Capitol Museum.Unusual in that a former slave and Republican member of the legislature, John F. Harris, spoke passionately in favor of it, while some whites spoke against it.
Bounded by South College St., East Sunset Dr. to Bentonwood Dr., jct. of South College St. and MS 468, West Sunset and Prescott Drs., and West Jasper Sts. 32°15′55″N 89°59′19″W / 32.2654°N 89.9886°W / 32.2654; -89.9886 ( Brandon South College Street Historic
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of March 13, 2009 [3] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [4]
Brandon Smiley, the son of syndicated radio-show host and comic Rickey Smiley, died in Alabama over the weekend. No foul play is suspected, a local outlet said.
Brandon Cemetery (commonly referred to as Old Brandon Cemetery) is located in Brandon, Mississippi, northeast of the Downtown Brandon Historic District. It is an 8.8 acre cemetery originally platted in 1831. The cemetery contains over 1,000 marked graves, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [4]
The Rankin County Confederate Monument is a war memorial located on the downtown square of Brandon, Mississippi, at the intersection of Government and North streets. The monument was erected in 1907 by the Brandon Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 1 ...
E and W Government Sts from Timber St to College St, 100 blocks of N College St and Black St, Brandon, Mississippi, U.S. Coordinates 32°16′23″N 89°59′16″W / 32.27306°N 89.98778°W / 32.27306; -89
Most of Brandon was destroyed in the fires but a few homes of the era survived. Some of these homes are located in the Pearl Historic District, next to the Old Brandon Cemetery. [citation needed] Two of the three homes within the historic district were built between 1850 and 1860, while the third was built circa 1920. [2]