Merrehope - Meridian, MS
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hoteltwo
N 32° 21.989 W 088° 42.582
16S E 339145 N 3582343
Marker is located at the intersection of Martin Luther King Junior Drive and 10th Street and notes the previous history during the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WMMPJH
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2014
Views: 4
Also known as the J.H. Gary House. The home is used for club meetings and is rented to the public for weddings, receptions and parties. It is a tourist attraction and is open daily for tours.
Marker text:
A 20-room Neoclassical Revival mansion completed in 1904, the house began as a small cottage which served as headquarters for Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in 1863. Merrehope is now a museum of local history.
Date Installed:: 1986
Organization that placed the object:: The Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Related Website:: [Web Link]
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