Tag: Railroad
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Martin & Sue King Railroad Heritage Museum
The town of Cleveland was once known as Coleman’s Station, located halfway between Memphis, Tennessee and Vicksburg, Mississippi. The new name was a homage to President Grover Cleveland. It is said that he was one of the first train passengers to travel through Cleveland. The steam engines traveling through in the early days transported timber…
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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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Jimmie Rodgers Museum
On May 26, 1953, the first Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Festival honored the 20th anniversary of the death of Jimmie Rodgers. In 1976, the Jimmie Rodgers Museum opened in Meridian’s historic Highland Park near the only two-row Dentzel Carousel in the world that whirls within the world’s only surviving Dentzel Carousel House. Today, an exquisite landmark…
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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…