Batesville - Batesville, MS
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N 34° 19.035 W 089° 57.097
16S E 228398 N 3801279
"Batesville is a city in Panola County, Mississippi. The population was 7,463 at the 2010 census. Batesville is one of two county seats which the legislature established for Panola County" ~ Wikipedia
Waymark Code: WMQ45Z
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 12/16/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member jdwms_1950
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County of marker: Panola County
Location of marker: Court St. & Broadway St., parking island, Batesville
Marker erected by: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Date marker erected: 2012

Marker text:

BATESVILLE
In September 1857 the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad arrived here, drawing businesses and residents fro nearby Panola, also known as Panola Landing, a port on the south bank of the Tallahatchie River. The new railroad hub was named for James Wesley Bates, a Methodist minister and railroad conductor.

Date Installed:: 2012

Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History

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