Monthly Archives: November 2015

Mount Pleasant, TN Post Office and Mural

Mount Pleasant, Tennessee is another community that has–so far–retained its historic post office located near downtown.  According to J. Davis, C. Hankins, and C. Van West (2003), the Mt. Pleasant post office is …considered one of the best examples of … Continue reading

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Old Salem Elementary School

The Old Salem Elementary School was completed in 1952, and was part of the Old Salem School Complex for African Americans in Benton County, north Mississippi, near the Tennessee border.  Old Salem High School and Vocational Building were constructed by … Continue reading

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Former Carthage High School and the Leake County Agricultural High School

While the development of the county agricultural system in Mississippi might have made fuller progress toward a state-wide establishment since the first act providing therefore was passed, still, all things considered, the condition at the present day is not such … Continue reading

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