Carpenter, Mississippi
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Copiah County Population: 100 in 1920 Town incorporated: no Post office: Fulghamton- 1-14-1828 to 12-4-1832 Lloyds Mills- 12-5-1832 to 1-11-1837 Burtonton- 1-12-1837 to 6-21-1867 8-26-1875 to 4-13-1884 Carpenter- 4-14-1884 to 3-13-1976 Railroads: NJ&C- Y&MV- IC- ICG
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Town Northeast- Utica Institute
Milepost 38.1 (from Jackson)
Next Town Southwest- Myles |
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1962 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
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1915 ICC valuation map Illinois Central Historical Society Collection Click Map for large version |
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BUSINESSES in 1890 per Dun & Bradstreet: none listed |
BUSINESSES in 1920 per Dun & Bradstreet:
E. L. Green- physician & drugs A. A. Hood- blacksmith Lafayette Hood- sawmill & general store J. D. Howard- sawmill & planter Aug. H. Lehman- general store Joseph Little- general store & planter W. L. Lloyd (near)- general store S. McGee (near)- general store J. L. Methevin (near)- general store W. A. Price- box factory & general store E. A. Slaughter- general store & livestock L. J. Strong- grocery J. T. & W. C. Thompson- general store
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net