Oakland Normal Institute

W. 1 mi. Here, 1887~1904, G.A. & J. T. Holley bridged gap between rural schools and colleges for many who distinguished themselves in law, education, & business.

Marker is on Mississippi Route 178 just from Patton Flat Oakland Road.

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The Parsonage / Miss Izard's School

The Parsonage“The Parsonage,” the home of Rev. James B. Middleton (1839-1918), stood here at 5 Short Court (now President’s Place) until 1916. Middleton and his siblings, born slaves, were taught to read and write by their father, Rev. James C. ...

Randolph County's First “College for Females”

1852 - 1907

The Baptist Bethel Association, meeting in Benevolence in 1851, resolved to undertake “The Creation of an Educational Institution for Females, to be called THE BAPTIST FEMALE COLLEGE OF SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.” This site, in the little village of Villa ...

Shake Rag Community

From 1943~47, Elvis' father, Vernon, worked for L.P. McCarty & Son's local wholesale grocery company making deliveries to various parts of the City. Shake Rag, a historically black community, was one of his delivery areas.

It was here that Elvis ...

Forced to Retreat

With the British troops holding the summit of Hobkirk’s Hill and his own army in disorder, Greene decided to retreat. In the confusion of battle, some of the American soldiers managed to carry off the army’s artillery, preventing its capture ...

Pollitzer House

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This was the home of sisters Carrie (1881-1974), Mabel (1885-1979), and Anita Pollitzer (1894-1975), longtime activists for women’s rights. Anita, an artist and wife of press agent Elie C. Edson, played a pivotal role in the passage and ...

A.I. (Gus) Mason Bridge

Named in Honor

of

Tireless Civil Worker

Active Leader in Seeking Industry

Proud Booster of Hometown

in Every Worthwhile

Local Endeavor

1896 - 1977

Marker is on Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south.

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Grand Army of the Republic

Grant Post #9

Modesto, California

1879 – 1938

GAR

This plot was dedicated to the GAR members of Grant Post #9 who fought for the Union during the Civil War of 1861-1865. The post was chartered in 1879 with ten members and grew to ...

Modesto Pioneer Cemetery

Formerly Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Wildey Lodge) Cemetery

The flagpole and bricks used in this monument are from the Hughson Hotel built in 1913 by Luella Hughson. This modern hotel had a 36 foot redwood flagpole where the American flag ...

Shake Rag

(Shakerag)

Marker Front:

Shake Rag, located east of the old M & O (later GM & O) railway tracks and extending northward from Main Street, was one of several historic African American communities in Tupelo. By the 1920s blues and jazz flowed ...