History of Mississippi
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The history of the state of Mississippi extends back to thousands of years of indigenous peoples. Evidence of their cultures has been found largely through archeological excavations, as well as existi
Holly Bluff site, located in Yazoo County, Mississippi
Winterville Mounds, near Greenville, Mississippi
Confederate lines, Vicksburg, May 19, 1863. Shows assault by US 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry
Newton Knight, Unionist leader of "The Free State of Jones" in Jones County, Mississippi
Mississippi Territory
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The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that was created under an organic act passed by the Congress of the United States. It was approved and signed
History of Mississippi
…States national government for its management. In 1804, after the Louisiana Purchase, the government assigned the northern part of this cession to Mississippi Territory.of 1798 The southern part became attached to the Louisiana Territory (1804–1812) and its southern portion of the Orleans Territory (1804–1812) by the…
1948 postage stamp depicting the Mississippi Territory
Washington Methodist Church organized in 1799; this building constructed 1828
Gilbert Stuart Portrait of Winthrop Sargent
Governor William C. C. Claiborne