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Magnolia was founded in 1856 by Ansel H. Prewett, a local civic leader and cotton planter. Knowing that the approaching New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad (now the Illinois Central Railroad) would need a station for water and fuel, Prewett sold a right-of-way to the railroad company – for one dollar, according to legend – and divided a section of his plantation into town ...
Location of Hinds County in Mississippi. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hinds County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 January 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For the river, see Mississippi River. For other uses, see Mississippi (disambiguation). State in the United States Mississippi State Flag Seal Nickname(s): "The Magnolia State" and "The Hospitality State" Motto(s): Virtute et armis (Latin ...
The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Magnolia, Mississippi. Pages in category "People from Magnolia, Mississippi" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
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]
Magnolia was platted in 1896, and named the flowering plant magnolia. [2] A post office called Magnolia was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1953. [ 3 ]
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Tammy Witherspoon (born December 10, 1968) is an American politician, currently serving as mayor of Magnolia, Mississippi. [1] She previously served in the Mississippi State Senate from the 38th district from 2016 to 2021.