FIRST -- Meeting of the MS Dental Association, Vicksburg MS
N 32° 21.109 W 090° 52.715
15S E 699630 N 3581411
The Mississippi Dental Association was organized, had its first meeting, and elected its first President at Vicksburg.
Waymark Code: WMMHVM
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2014
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A historical marker about the Mississippi Dental Association at the site of the Old Warren County Courthouse in downtown Vicksburg cites the firsts for that Association hhere: First association of tis kind in the state, first meeting, and first officer election.
The text of the marker reads as follows:
"MISSISSIPPI DENTAL ASSOCIATION
On April 21, 1875, the Mississippi Dental Association was organized in Vicksburg at the office of Dr. J.B. Askew and Dr. J.D. Miles on Washington Street. Dr. J.D. Miles became it's first president."
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Date of FIRST: 04/21/1875
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