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Roxie was founded in 1886 on a plot of farmland donated by John Quincy Adams Graves, [3] who was the County Supervisor and a former soldier in the Regimental Band of the 4th Volunteer Mississippi Regiment during the Civil War. The town was named in honor of Graves' newborn daughter. [4] Roxie was incorporated in 1890.
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]
African-American history of Mississippi (17 C, 99 P) C. Histories of cities in Mississippi (3 C, 10 P) History of colleges and universities in Mississippi (1 P)
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi.As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,675. [1] Its county seat is Meadville. [2] The county was formed on December 21, 1809, from portions of Adams County and named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. [3]
Simpson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi.Its western border is formed by the Pearl River, an important transportation route in the 19th century.As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,949. [1]
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Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi.As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,511. [1] The county seat is New Augusta. [2] The county is named after the War of 1812 naval hero, Oliver Hazard Perry.
James Ford Seale (June 25, 1935 [1] – August 2, 2011) was a Ku Klux Klan member charged by the U.S. Justice Department on January 24, 2007, and subsequently convicted on June 14, 2007, for the May 1964 kidnapping and murder of Henry Hezekiah Dee and Charles Eddie Moore, two African-American young men in Meadville, Mississippi. [2]