The Gowdy Community
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Markerman62
N 32° 17.851 W 090° 12.964
15S E 762149 N 3576818
Located at Valley Street and John R. Lynch Street in Jackson
Waymark Code: WM118N5
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2019
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The Gowdy community was first settled prior to 1903. Named for Mr. W.B. Gowdy, former president of the Delta Cotton Oil and Fertilizer plant. This African American community was awarded its own U.S. postal stop in 1915. The Gowdy community is located along the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and west of Terry Road, and is bordered by Lynch, Hattiesburg, and Dansby Streets. The community encompasses the areas known as Washington Addition, Jackson College Addition, and Washington Annex.
Date Installed:: 2010
Organization that placed the object:: Misissippi Department of Archives and History
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