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Claiborne County, Mississippi

Claiborne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2010, the population was 9,604. Its county seat is Port Gibson. The county is named after William Claiborne, the second governor of the Mississippi Territory. According to the United States Census Bureau, this county has the third-largest percentage of black residents of any U.S. county, with blacks comprising an 84% majority of the population. The area was long a center of cotton plantations and related agriculture.

Located at 31.97, -90.91 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Claiborne County, Mississippi, Mississippi counties, Counties of the United States with African American majority populations, Mississippi counties on the Mississippi River

Port Gibson, Mississippi

Port Gibson is a city in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,567 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Claiborne County.

Located at 31.9561, -90.9831 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Alcorn State University

Alcorn State University is a historically black comprehensive land-grant institution in Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 by the Reconstruction era legislature to provide higher education for freedmen. It was the first black land grant college in the United States. The university is counted as a census-designated place and had a resident population of 1,017 at the 2010 census. Medgar Evers, a civil rights activist, graduated in 1948 from here.

Located at 31.8769, -91.1411 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Battle of Port Gibson

The Battle of Port Gibson was fought near Port Gibson, Mississippi, on May 1, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. The Union Army was led by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, and they were victorious.

Located at 31.9557, -91.0228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Vicksburg Campaign, Battles of the Western Theater of the American Civil War, Union victories of the American Civil War, Mississippi in the American Civil War, Claiborne County, Mississippi, Conflicts in 1863, 1863 in Mississippi

Jack Spinks Stadium

Jack Spinks Stadium is a 22,500–seat multi-purpose stadium in Lorman, Mississippi and is home to the Alcorn State University Braves football team. The stadium is also the site of annual rivalry games featuring Southern University and Texas Southern University. Jack Spinks stadium is surrounded by the campus, the Davey Whitley Complex, numerous amounts of trees to the far east from the home side.

Located at 31.8735, -91.1349 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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College football venues, American football venues in Mississippi, Alcorn State Braves football, Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States, Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Mississippi

Davey Whitney Complex

Davey Whitney Complex is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Lorman, Mississippi. It was built in 1975 and is home to the Alcorn State University Braves basketball team. It was named after coach Davey Whitney.

Located at 31.8732, -91.1332 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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College basketball venues in the United States, Alcorn State buildings, Alcorn State Braves basketball, Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Mississippi

Battle of Grand Gulf

The Battle of Grand Gulf was fought on April 29, 1863, during the American Civil War. In the Vicksburg Campaign of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, Union naval forces under Rear Adm. David D. Porter led seven ironclads in an attack on the Confederate fortifications and batteries at Grand Gulf, downriver from Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Located at 32.0292, -91.0561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Vicksburg Campaign, Battles of the Western Theater of the American Civil War, Claiborne County, Mississippi, Confederate victories of the American Civil War, Mississippi in the American Civil War, Naval battles of the American Civil War, Conflicts in 1863, 1863 in Mississippi

Disharoon's plantation

Disharoon's plantation was located in Tensas Parish, Louisiana and was used as a steamboat landing on the Mississippi River by Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant during the American Civil War.

Located at 31.9938, -91.0398 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Plantations in Louisiana

Hard Times Plantation

The Hard Times Plantation is located in Tensas Parish, Louisiana and was used as a staging area by the Union Army in the Vicksburg Campaign.

Located at 32.0379, -91.1242 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Louisiana in the American Civil War

WPRL

WPRL (91.7 FM), is a National Public Radio-affiliated station in Lorman, Mississippi, USA. It primarily features National Public Radio programming.

Located at 31.894, -91.148 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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NPR member stations, Alcorn State University, Radio stations in Mississippi, Radio stations established in 1970

Gemiluth Chessed (Port Gibson, Mississippi)

Gemiluth Chessed (Acts of Loving Kindness) is a Moorish Revival synagogue in Port Gibson, Mississippi. It is the oldest surviving synagogue in the state and the only building of this architectural style. It was built in 1892 by a community of Jewish immigrants from German states and Alsace-Lorraine. Due to declining population, the congregation closed in 1986.

Located at 31.9592, -90.9828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Chamberlain-Hunt Academy

Chamberlain-Hunt Academy is one of the oldest college preparatory schools in the South. Founded in 1830 as Oakland College near Rodney and Lorman the institution was closed during the Civil War but refounded as "Chamberlain-Hunt Academy" in 1879, this time in historic Port Gibson, Mississippi. The school was reorganized under new ownership in 1996. The campus, with its buildings in brick Georgian Revival style, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Located at 31.9458, -90.9861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Boarding schools in Mississippi, Boys' schools in the United States, Private high schools in Mississippi, Education in Claiborne County, Mississippi, Private middle schools in Mississippi, Preparatory schools in Mississippi, Segregation academies

Alcorn, Mississippi

Alcorn, Mississippi is the unofficial name of an area in Jefferson County, Mississippi. It is the common name given to sites without a name but are around or close to Alcorn State University. Alcorn State University is officially in Lorman, Mississippi. Alcorn is the location of four places listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Bethel Presbyterian Church Canemount Catledge Archeological Site Oakland Chapel (on the Alcorn State University campus)

Located at 31.8781, -91.1392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Populated places in Jefferson County, Mississippi, Unincorporated communities in Mississippi

Henderson Stadium (Alcorn State)

Henderson Stadium is a stadium in Lorman, Mississippi. It hosted the Alcorn State University Braves football team until the school moved to Jack Spinks Stadium in 1992. The stadium held 10,000 people at its peak. It currently hosts the school's track and field squad.

Located at 31.8758, -91.1383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Defunct college football venues, American football venues in Mississippi, Alcorn State Braves football, Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Mississippi

Old Natchez Trace segments listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Seven segments of the historic Natchez Trace are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Also there are additional NRHP-listed structures and other sites along the Natchez Trace, which served the travelers of the trace and survive from the era of its active use. Map of all coordinates from GoogleMap of first 200 coordinates from Bing Export all coordinates as KML Export all coordinates as GeoRSS Map of all microformatted coordinates Place data as RDF

Located at 32.0028, -90.8961 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Natchez Trace, National Register of Historic Places in Lauderdale County, Alabama, National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi, National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee

Rocky Springs, Mississippi

Rocky Springs is a ghost town and historic site located in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States, between Old Port Gibson Road and the Natchez Trace Parkway (mile post 54.8). The old town site can be viewed by the public during daylight hours. Rocky Springs and the surrounding area is maintained by the National Park Service.

Located at 32.0889, -90.815 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Ghost towns in Mississippi, Claiborne County, Mississippi