Portola
Colma K-6 School
Warren House
Sinnott House
Morgantown
Once known as Beardsville and Claude, Morgantown was settled ca. 1815 by Francis and William Lenoir, George Nixon, Robert Baylor, and Robert McGowan. The name was suggested by Lizzie Morgan as...
- mississippi
- community
Morriston Post Office
Established here in what was then Perry County on February 8, 1887, with D. L. Carter as the first Postmaster. Discontinued on September 11, 1893, but reestablished on January 10, 1894, with J....
- mississippi
- commerce
- post office
- community
Old Wheat Cemetery
John Wheat, an early settler and Revolutionary War soldier, is buried here, along with other members of the Wheat family, including sons John and William Wheat, who served in the War of 1812,...
- mississippi
- cemetery
- veterans
Baylis Chapel Methodist Church
Established in the late 1880s, Baylis ChapelMethodist Church is located on land donated byGeorge Baylis in 1882. The original woodenstructure, built in the late 1880s, was replaced bythe current...
- mississippi
- church
- religion
- methodist
Simmons Cemetery
Established 1864, the SimmonsCemetery is the burial place fordescendants of William F. andZuleika Simmons and is associatedwith the Keno community, foundedin 1855. In 1889, a post officewas...
- mississippi
- cemetery
- mill
Brown Residence
Marker Street Area
The First Theater
THE FIRST THEATER SITE OF ALLEN'S OPERA HOUSE A FRAME STRUCTURE, 100 FEET BY 60 FEET SEATING UP TO 1500 ABNER E. ALLEN, PROPRIETOR OPENED SEPTEMBER 3, 1874 DESTROYED BY FIRE JANUARY 21, 1881...