Mississippi Mills Packing and Shipping Rooms
National Register of Historic Places

Mississippi Mills Packing and Shipping Rooms

Wesson, Copiah County, Mississippi
Listed
March 1, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
96000185

About this property

The Mississippi Mills Packing and Shipping Rooms building in Wesson, Mississippi was constructed ca. 1875. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. According to the NRHP nomination, the building "is locally significant in the area of industry..., representing the importance of the cotton and woolen mills industry to the history and development of Wesson and the surrounding area." The building was part of a textile mill complex known as Mississippi Mills which operated from ca. 1873 to 1910. The packing and shipping room facility is the only remaining building from the Mississippi Mills era.

Location

2058 US 51
Wesson, Copiah County, Mississippi
31.70149, -90.39724

Categories

INDUSTRY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Rea, Dr. Robert W., House
Pre Contact
0.1 mi
Wesson Presbyterian Church
Pre Contact
0.2 mi
Little, Dr. William, House
Industrial
0.2 mi
Rea, James Samuel, House
Pre Contact
0.3 mi
Old Wesson Public School Building
Pre Contact
0.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Grierson's Raid — Brookhaven Strike
1863Civil War
8.8 mi
Grierson's Raid — Hazlehurst Skirmish
1863Civil War
11.3 mi

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When was Mississippi Mills Packing and Shipping Rooms listed on the National Register?

Mississippi Mills Packing and Shipping Rooms was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Mississippi Mills Packing and Shipping Rooms?

Mississippi Mills Packing and Shipping Rooms is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mississippi Mills Packing and Shipping Rooms?

The period of significance for Mississippi Mills Packing and Shipping Rooms is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1875.

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