Union County, Mississippi
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Markerman62
N 34° 29.576 W 089° 00.425
16S E 315714 N 3818641
Located in front of the courthouse on Old US 78
Waymark Code: WMT7ZE
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2016
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Union County was established on July 7, 1870, during the post-Civil War Reconstruction era, from portions of Tippah, Lee, and Pontotoc counties. Governor James L. Alcorn appointed Union County's first officials and set New Albany as the county seat. The first courthouse was built on Cotton Street ca. 1870, and the current courthouse was constructed in 1909. According to local legend, the county was named for Union District, South Carolina, where a number of the county's settlers originated.
Date Installed:: 2008
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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