Philadelphia, Mississippi
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Neshoba County Population: 1209 in 1910 1699(?) in 1920 2580 in 1930 3711 in 1940 Town incorporated: 2-15-1838 Post office: 11-1-1837 to present |
Next Town North- Burnside
Milepost 194.2 in 1905 Milepost 195.5 Milepost 195.47 on valuation map (from Mobile)
Next Town South- DeWeese |
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1915 soil survey map |
1964 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
INDUSTRY (per Dun & Bradstreet)- |
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The MJ&KC depot at Philadelphia under construction in 1906. |
Philadelphia depot in March 1975. |
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1917 GM&N Track Chart & Profile
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BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- B. J. Barrier- dry goods 1874-75-76 M. Cook- general store 1876 H. C. Greer- 1876 R. W. Hembre & Co., general store 1900 Charles Holland- dry goods 1876 John H. King, grocery 1900 J. D. King & Co., general store 1900 R. L. Maulden, general store 1866 McCay & Welsh- confections & grocery 1876 McDonald & Saunders, general store 1873-74-75 Hugh McDonald- 1876 C. I. McKay, publisher 1900 Josiah Perry, saloon 1868 J. L. Posey, general store 1900 C. N. S. Smith & Co., grocery 1873 James Watkins- 1876 R. L. Watkins, general store 1900 J. V. Welsh & Co., general store 1900 Mrs. A. E. Williams, millinery 1900 Wilson & Cook, dry goods & drugs 1873 Jno. Wilson, general store 1866 Dr. J. C. Wilson- drugs 1876 J. C. & R. Wilson, drugs & dry goods 1868 Yates & Harper- grocers 1876 A. J. Yates & Co., general store 1900 Thos. E. Yates, grocery & western prod. 1873-74-75 W. B. Yates & Co., drugs 1900
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net