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1861, April 12
First guns are fired in Civil War at Union installation at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, over question of southern states' right to secede from the Union.
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MISSISSIPPI - Jefferson Davis County

1907 House ** (added 1979 - Building - #79001321)
Also known as Magee Plantation
E of Prentiss on Fort Stephens Rd., Prentiss
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: No Style Listed
Area of Significance: Architecture, Black, Education
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1900-1924
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function: College, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Work In Progress

Holloway, John Fielding, House (added 1994 - Building - #94001252)
Also known as Polk, Robert Decatur "Cap", House
US 84, about 450 ft. E of jct. with MS 541, Mount Carmel community, Prentiss
Historic Significance: Event
Area of Significance: Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling

Jefferson Davis County Courthouse (added 1994 - Building - #94001308)
Jct. of N. Columbia Ave. and Third St., Prentiss
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: McGee, W.J., Hull, W.S.
Architectural Style: Classical Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Government
Historic Sub-function: Courthouse
Current Function: Government
Current Sub-function: Courthouse


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