Clinton
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Markerman62
N 32° 20.321 W 090° 19.628
15S E 751573 N 3581117
Located on Clinton Pkwy at E. Main St., Clinton
Waymark Code: WM117YW
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2019
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Governor Walter Leake built his home Mount Salus, in 1825. The Mount Salus post office was authorized that year and renamed Clinton in 1828 to honor Governor Dewitt Clinton of New York. In 1828-30 the state legislature considered relocating the Mississippi capital to Clinton. In 1830, Clinton was the first town in Hinds County to be incorporated. Hampstead Academy was founded in 1826 and was renamed Mississippi Academy in 1827 and Mississippi College in 1830.
Date Installed:: 2015
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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