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(Encyclopedia) showboat. In the early 19th cent. entertainment was brought by boat to the pioneers that settled along the western rivers (especially the Mississippi and Ohio) of the United States. At…Payton, Walter Jerry
(Encyclopedia) Payton, Walter Jerry, 1954–99, American football player, b. Columbia, Miss. He played at Jackson State College (now Jackson State Univ.) in Mississippi before being drafted as a…Larkin I. SMITH, Congress, MS (1944-1989)
SMITH Larkin I. , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Poplarville, Pearl River County, Miss., June 26, 1944; attended Poplarville Elementary School; graduated, Poplarville High School, 1962;…Oil Spills and Disasters Timeline
The following list includes major oil spills since 1967. The circumstances surrounding the spill, amount of oil spilled, and the attendant environmental damage is also given. 1967 March 18,…John Mills ALLEN, Congress, MS (1846-1917)
ALLEN John Mills , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Tishomingo County, Miss., July 8, 1846; attended the common schools; during the Civil War enlisted as a private in the Confederate…The Confederate States of America
Top of Page Source: iStockFollowing the election of Abraham Lincoln on an anti-slavery platform, 11 US states broke away from the union to form a republic that has become known as the Confederacy.…Narsworthy HUNTER, Congress, MS (1802)
HUNTER Narsworthy , a Delegate from Mississippi Territory; born in Virginia, birth date unknown; captain in the militia organization of the district formed, 1793; commissioned inspector of the…John HENDERSON, Congress, MS (1797-1857)
Senate Years of Service: 1839-1845 Party: Whig HENDERSON John , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Cumberland County, N.J., February 28, 1797; a flatboat man on the Mississippi River; studied…Charles Edward HOOKER, Congress, MS (1825-1914)
HOOKER Charles Edward , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Union, Union County, S.C., in 1825; raised in Laurens District, S.C.; attended the common schools, and was graduated from the…Harry CAGE, Congress, MS (1859)
CAGE Harry , a Representative from Mississippi; born at Cages Bend of the Cumberland River, Sumner County, Tenn., birth date unknown; moved to Wilkinson County, Miss., in early youth; studied…Trending
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