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This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Mississippi that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
Chickasaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi.As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,106. [1] Its county seats are Houston and Okolona. [2] The county is named for the Chickasaw people, who lived in this area for hundreds of years.
Houston is a city and one of two county seats of Chickasaw County, in northeastern Mississippi, United States. [3] The population was 3,623 at the 2010 census . History
Robert's son Howard Temple (1913–2010) began working with his father in 1931. One of the most significant figures in the history of Donegal tweed, Howard Temple carried Magee to new heights. The number of weavers (both in-house and outworkers) were greatly increased and he began the process of making Donegal tweed an international brand.
It is a Mississippi Landmark. There is also a Chickasaw County Courthouse in Okolona, Mississippi. [1] It was built in 1909–1910 and is the county's third courthouse building. Ruben Harrison Hunt was the architect. [2] It was owned by the Masonic Lodge. [1] It is a contributing property to the Houston Historic District. [3]
Area code 662, in the northern half of Mississippi.. Area code 662 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the northern half of the U.S. state of Mississippi, including the six counties (Benton, Coahoma, Desoto, Marshall, Tate and Tunica) that are part of the Memphis metro area.
In 2004, the railway running through New Houlka, by then owned by the Mississippi Tennessee Railroad, was abandoned between New Albany and Houston, a distance of 43.2 mi (69.5 km). Under the federal 'Rails to Trails' program overseen by the ICC, the track was removed and a rail trail called the " Tanglefoot Trail " was built on the right-of-way ...
The Knitting Factory gave its audience poetry readings, performance art, standup comedy, and musicians who transcended the usual boundaries of rock and jazz, often experimental music. The Knitting Factory owners distributed some performances to radio stations, and around 1990 starting a radio show and the record label Knitting Factory Works. [1]