The Bernheimer Complex - Port Gibson, MS
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linkys
N 31° 57.599 W 090° 59.031
15R E 690535 N 3537774
Marker in front of a rather unusual style of house in Port Gibson.
Waymark Code: WMCMP5
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2011
Views: 9
The marker reads:
THE BERNHEIMER COMPLEX
Built by Samuel and Jacob,
prominent Jewish businessmen, this
complex forms an unusual group of
consecutively constructed buildings
of various architectural styles.
This house, built in 1910, replaced
an earlier one used by Gen. U.S.
Grant as his headquarters after
the Battle of Port Gibson, fought
on May 1, 1863.
Date Installed:: 2000/1/1
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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