Temporary State Capitol - Columbia, MS
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N 31° 15.064 W 089° 50.120
16R E 229982 N 3460894
A Mississippi Historic Marker at the Marion County courthouse
Waymark Code: WMD6JG
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2011
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The text on the marker reads:
Temporary State Capitol
The 5th session of the Mississippi Legislature met in Columbia in Nov. 1821, and in a special session in June 1822. Walter Leake was inaugurated Governer here in January 1822; the Legislature passed laws for the education of the poor; approved Le Fluer's Bluff, now Jackson, as the site for the permanent state capital; and adopted Poindexter's Code.
Date Installed:: 1991/1/1
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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