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mississippi war memorial

this massive marble memorial honors the men and women of mississippi who fought in our nation's wars. this memorial was built in 1940 and has been recently renovated. in the center of the memorial are metal reliefs of some civil war battles. an interesting place to visit next to the old capitol.

Address: 100 south state street

Directions: downtown.

old capitol building

jacson has two capitols, the old and new. pictured is the old capitol that was built in 1839. this building served as mississippi's capitol untill 1903 when the new capitol was completed. this beautiful greek revival building was designed by architect william nichols. the old state capitol is now open to the public after being closed for repairs due to hurricane katrina in 2005. for more information see the attached web site.

Address: 100 south state street

Directions: downtown.

Phone: 601-576-6920

antebellum homes

in jackson's downtown area are a number of restored historic homes. for those interested in architecture and history spend some time exploring the neighborhoods near the central government district.

Directions: numerous locations downtown.

eudora welty house

eudora welty was born in jackson in 1909 and after william faulkner is considered mississippi's best novelist. in 1925 welty's parents built a tudor revival style house in the belhaven neighborhood just north of downtown. in this house she wrote her famous short stories and the pulitzer prize winning novel "the optimist's daughter". the house has an interesting collection of art, books, and period furnishings. for those interested in literature and southern culture the welty house is a must see sight in jacskon. the eudora welty house is open to the public by appointment only. for tour reservations call 601-353-7762.

Address: 1119 pinehurst street

Directions: from downtown take state street north then right on fortification street. go east of fortification then turn left on greymont. take your first left on pinehurst and the house will be in the middle of the block on the left.

Phone: 601-353-7762

Website: http://mdah.state.ms.us/welty/

confederate civil war memorial

pictured is the confederate civil war memorial on the grounds of the old state capitol. this memorial has a standing solder motif which is common in the south.

Address: 100 south state street

Directions: downtown.

Website: http://www.civilwartraveler.com/

u.s.s. mississippi monument

located on the north side of the new capitol is the second u.s.s. mississippi monument. the fiqurehead of the second u.s.s. mississippi was presented to the state by the u.s. navy department in 1909. the second u.s.s. mississippi was built in 1903 and served the u.s navy until 1914. the u.s.s. mississippi was transfered to the royal hellenic navy and was renamed the lemnos. the lemnos was sunk by a german bomber in 1941.

Address: 400 high street

Directions: downtown.

Website: http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=5142

womans confederate monument

located at the south entrance to the new state capitol is the womans confederate monument. this monument honors the ladies, mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters of confederate solders who fought in the civil war. this is a very unique civil war monument.

Address: 400 high street.

Directions: downtown.

Website: http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=16720

first baptist church

the current first baptist church was built in 1927 in the gothic style. this church has the largest baptist congregation in the state of mississippi.

Address: 431 north state street.

Directions: next to the new capitol, downtown.

Phone: 601-949-1900

Website: http://www.fbcj.org/

original first baptist church

the original first baptist church was built in 1843 using slave labor. this building was home to jackson's baptist congregation until 1893. after 1893 the building served as an apartment building and the headquarters of the american life insurance company. today the original baptist church is owned by the galloway united methodist church and is used for a day care center.

Address: 308 north west street.

Directions: downtown.

robert e. lee hotel

the robert e. lee hotel was built in 1928 and was one of the most luxurious hotels in jackson. the hotel was bought by the state in 1969 and was converted into an office building. soon this historic building is to be given a four million dollar renovation. a interesting landmark to check out in downtown jackson.

Address: 23 north lamar

Directions: downtown.