Hazelhurst - Hazelhurst, MS
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member lovorn
N 31° 51.619 W 090° 23.780
15R E 746340 N 3527908
A Mississippi History Marker in front of the Copiah County Courthouse in Hazelhurst, MS
Waymark Code: WMCKN9
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member jdwms_1950
Views: 6

Hazelhurst
Named for chief engenieer of first Jackson - New Orleans railway. Last spike driven here on March 31 , 1858. Town was raided by Grierson in 1863. Shipping point for cattle, truck crops, and lumber.
Date Installed:: 1951/1/1

Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Historical Commission

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