Amite County, Mississippi
Amite County is a county located in the state of Mississippi on its southern border with Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,720. Its county seat is Liberty. The county is named after the Amite River, which runs through the county.
Amite County courthouse in Liberty
Amite Female Seminary, commonly known as the "Little Red Schoolhouse," established in 1853
Illicium floridanum, Florida anise or stinkbush, a plant species endemic to the southeastern U.S.
Bottomland mixed hardwood-spruce pine forest along the West Fork Amite River
Wilkinson County, Mississippi
Wilkinson County is a county located in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2020, its population was 8,587. Its county seat is Woodville. Bordered by the Mississippi River on the west, the county is named for James Wilkinson, a Revolutionary War military leader and first governor of the Louisiana Territory after its acquisition by the United States in 1803.
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Image: Wikinson County Mississippi Courthouse
Wilkinson County's Woodville Republican, begun in 1823, is (as of 2012) the oldest newspaper and the oldest business in continuous operation in Mississippi. The sign, facing Depot Street, is on the exterior west wall of the newspaper offices in Woodville.
Wilkinson County High School