Harrison Hotel
N 32° 02.009 W 089° 31.359
16S E 261774 N 3546929
Historical marker located in Raleigh, MS.
Waymark Code: WM181NP
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2023
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Built ca. 1845, the hotel once located on this site was among the first public buildings in Raleigh. During the Civil war, it was used as headquarters for Col. Robert Lowry, future governor of Mississippi. Political figures including Jefferson Davis, and Govs. Lowry, McLaurin, and Bilbo, made frequent campaign stops here.
Date Installed:: 1999
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Division of Archives
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