Washington, Mississippi
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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 |
Next Town East- Fenwick
MSC Milepost 141.5 (from Hattiesburg)
Next Town West- Parker |
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1912 soil survey map |
1964 USGS topo map |
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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. |
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ICC Valuation Map 1918 Richard Spencer Collection |
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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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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net