The history of Belmont begins with the Worthington brothers - William, Elisha, Isaac and William – who were natives of Kentucky. In the early 19th century they all purchased vast amounts of land along ...

IN THE fields alongside Mississippi Highway 49, where the Meredith Freedom Marchers plodded in June, another Delta cotton crop is nearing harvest, continuing a partnership between man and earth that ...

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In the popular imagination the picture of slavery, frozen in time, is one of huge cotton plantations and opulent mansions. Maybe at some point somewhere, but not in frontier Mississippi, author David ...

Debbie Cosey looked through tears of joy toward her backyard where 13 Mississippi State University Archaeological Field School students roamed around freshly dug holes in the ground on Thursday, June ...

In this unforgettable adventure, we explored beneath a crumbling 1850s Mississippi plantation house, and unearthed more than we bargained for. From silver coins and Civil War relics to eerie ...

STARKVILLE — In the interest of not “burying the lead,” let me note that although she never set foot in the state of Mississippi or cast her eyes on the alluvial fan of the mythical and mystic ...

"The magic of the old houses of Louisiana"--Jacket. Text on verso facing each photograph. Trepagnier House, St. Charles Parish -- Ormond Plantation, St. Charles Parish -- Parlange Plantation, Pointe ...

We set out to metal detect a Mississippi plantation house dating back to 1850, and things got strange fast. From relics and silver coins to eerie moments under the floorboards, this adventure turned ...