Hamill Springs - Winston County, MS
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lovorn
N 33° 14.431 W 088° 58.586
16S E 315857 N 3679692
A Mississippi History Marker on Hwy 25 north of Louisville, MS
Waymark Code: WMD880
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2011
Views: 5
The Text on the marker reads:
Hamill Spring
Spring and small holding reservoir, which lie two miles north, were used during the droughts as a water source for settlers between the early 1800's and 1930. Also used to feed boilers for nearby Gus Boyd sawmill. Spring named for Robert Hamill, an early settler.
The spring is located in the community of Antioch and still is used today.
Date Installed:: 1996/1/1
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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