Washington, Mississippi

Adams County

Population: 

Town incorporated:  2-2-1825

Post office: 11-1803 to 1-30-1867

                    10-11-1871 to 7-20-1877

                    5-31-1878 to present

Railroads: N&E- MSC- ICG

Next Town East- Fenwick

 

 MSC Milepost 141.5

(from Hattiesburg)

 

Next Town West- Parker

 

1912 soil survey map

 

1964 USGS topo map

HISTORY by Tony Howe: 

Washington was one of the oldest settlements in Adams County, and was named for George Washington. The seat of territorial government was located here in 1802, 15 years before Mississippi became a state. When the Natchez & Eastern Ry (Mississippi Central Railroad) was built in 1906, it missed Washington by a little over a mile. The railroad built a spur and depot at the point closest to the town, and called it Washington. 

INDUSTRY-

J. L. Anderson- pine lumber mill cutting 10,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No 21-L List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Mississippi Central RR Nov. 1, 1919.

H. W. Campbell- pine lumber mill cutting 5,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No 21-L List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Mississippi Central RR Nov. 1, 1919.  

ICC Valuation Map 1918 Richard Spencer Collection

 

BUSINESSES

Mrs. Lizzie Haupt- general store 1876

C. W. Hernichell- general store 1876

I. Isaacs- general store 1876

Chas. Levy- general store 1874-76

L. Moritz- general store 1876

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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