New Albany, Mississippi
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Markerman62
N 34° 29.691 W 089° 00.670
16S E 315343 N 3818862
Located on US 78 at Main St.
Waymark Code: WMT7ZA
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member jdwms_1950
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The Union County seat since 1870, New Albany was established ca. 1840 after Moses Collins built a grist mill and saw mill on the banks of the Tallahatchie River. First surveyed in 1840 by Ira M. Kemp, New Albany was incorporated in 1850. Located on the axis of two railroads the town became a center of trade and commerce.
Date Installed:: 2008

Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History

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