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Castle Crest, also known as the Merrill-Sanders-Holman House, is a historic mansion in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.. It was built for businessman I.W. Merrill in 1929–1930. [2]
The Eudora Welty House & Garden, at 1119 Pinehurst Street in Jackson, Mississippi, was the home of author Eudora Welty for nearly 80 years. It was built by her parents in 1925. Welty and her mother built and tended to the garden located at the side and back of the home over decades.
The Robert E. Lee Building is an office building at 239 North Lamar Street in Jackson, Mississippi. It was built as the Robert E. Lee Hotel and operated as such from 1930 to July 6, 1964, when it closed rather than admit African Americans as required by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. [1]
Of the 16 reported Jackson homicides in April, at least 40% were found to be a result of interpersonal violence — personal disputes between romantic partners, family members or friends that turn...
Wesley Biblical Seminary is a private seminary in the Methodist (Wesleyan-Arminian) tradition in Ridgeland, Mississippi. It was founded in 1974 and serves men and women who come from thirty denominations from all across the United States and other countries.
Robert A. Eikhoff has been named as the special agent in charge of the FBI Jackson Field Office in Mississippi by Director Christopher Wray, according to an FBI press release. Jackson's...
Belhaven Neighborhood or "The Greater Belhaven Area", often simply called "Belhaven", is a neighborhood located in Jackson, Mississippi. Belhaven Neighborhood is named after the home of Confederate veteran Jones S. Hamilton, which became the namesake of Belhaven University.
The King Edward Hotel, built in 1923 as the Edwards Hotel, is an historic hotel in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. The second of two buildings located on the site at the corner of Capitol and Mill Streets, it was closed and vacant for nearly 40 years before renovations began in 2006.
Metrocenter Mall is a defunct shopping mall located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. The largest enclosed shopping mall in Mississippi, [2] it contained 1,250,000 square feet of retail space on two levels, including four anchor spaces.
The Mississippi State Fair is the state fair of the U.S. state of Mississippi each October. History. The fair was founded in 1858. In the 1950s, Medgar Evers led efforts to racially integrate the event. 2020 saw the fair operate under strict measures caused by COVID-19 pandemic; such as wearing masks & social distancing. The fair went on hiatus ...