Tag: People
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The Two Mississippi Museums
“The Two Mississippi Museums preserve the painful stories and truths of our ancestors and are a testament to the deep resolve we have to heal our communities.” The Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum opened in 2017. They are identified as the Two Mississippi Museums. The two buildings are joined and…
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Beauvoir: The Jefferson Davis Home and Library
Jefferson Davis came to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1877 to write his memoirs. He visited childhood friend Sarah Dorsey, who showed him the perfect place to write, her east cottage at Beauvoir. Dorsey had bought the property she named Beauvoir due to its beautiful view from Madison County planter James Brown, who obtained the…
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Casey Jones Railroad Museum
There are two Casey Jones Railroad Museum in Mississippi. One is located in the town of Vaughan, founded in 1830, with a population of less than 1,300. It began as a stopover for stagecoaches and trade. The town is named after Major Henry Vaughan, one of the largest landowners in the area. Major Vaughan was…
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Oren Dunn City Museum
Lee County Book Mobile: It was one of the first in the region to serve African Americans (1939-1965). A 19th Century Blacksmith Shop: Popular during the 19th century in many Mississippi towns. The shop bought and sold tools, equipment and other goods to the wealthy in the community. They made shoes for horses and mules…