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The Ross Barnett Reservoir, often called the Rez, is a reservoir of the Pearl River between Madison and Rankin counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The 33,000-acre (130 km 2) lake serves as the state's largest drinking water resource, and is managed by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. The lake features 105 miles (169 km) of ...
Hinds, Madison, and Rankin counties, Mississippi, U.S. Map showing the Pearl River in Mississippi. The 1979 Easter flood was one of the most costly and devastating floods to ever occur in Mississippi, United States, with $ 500–700 million in damages ($2.1 billion in 2020 dollars). [2] [3] It was the result of the Pearl River being overwhelmed ...
Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District. / 32.30389°N 90.18861°W / 32.30389; -90.18861. Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District is a historic district and neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi, known as a hub for Black -owned businesses up until the 1970s. Named after a family that lived and had businesses on that street for ...
Jackson Public Schools is the second-largest school district in Mississippi, serving nearly 21,000 scholars, representing more than 80 percent of school-aged children in the state's capital and only urban municipality. Jackson, Mississippi has about 170,000 residents in an area of 104 square miles. There are 7 high schools, 10 middle schools ...
78001606 [1] Added to NRHP. December 8, 1978. Rosswood is a historic Southern plantation located off of Mississippi Highway 552, in Lorman, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [2] [3] [4]
Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the central region of the U.S. state of Mississippi that covers seven counties: Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, and Yazoo. As of the 2010 census, the Jackson MSA had a population of 586,320. According to 2019 estimates, the population has ...
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) is a governing entity within the state of Mississippi tasked to manage a portion of the Pearl River basin, including the Ross Barnett Reservoir area, and its watersheds. The responsibilities of the district include: overseeing land management ...
Below are some of the Jackson-area restaurants that will be open on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day: Scrooge's Fine Foods and Drinks Scrooge's Fine Foods & Drink is seen in Jackson on Monday ...
Myra Hamilton Green (1924–2002), Mississippi artist who specialized in portraits and still life. Andrew Houston Longino (1854–1942), 35th Governor of Mississippi, in office 1900–04. Dunbar Rowland (1864–1937), historian and archivist who served as Director of Mississippi Department of Archives and History for 35 years. Flying Dutchmen
Walter Ross Wade (1810–1862) was an American physician and planter in the Antebellum South. He owned the Rosswood Plantation , a cotton plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi . His diary was published posthumously.