Local History Videos

  Enjoy a glimpse of history through old images of  Jackson , Mississippi, USA. American Civil War Old picture of the Reoccupation of  Jackson  Mississippii in 1863 1863 map of  Jackson  Mississippii area, drawn during the American Civil War Mississippi State Capitol Old book illustration of Mississippi State Capitol at  Jackson  1875 Panoramic View of  Jackson  1910 This panorama view was taken in about 1910. There are so many fascinating details that in addition to showing the full width image, I’ve also created five closeup pictures focusing on different parts of the view. If you look carefully, you’ll see the horses pulling carts and wagons round the streets. Old photo of Panorama  Jackson  Mississippi, taken about 1910 Closeup of old photo of Panorama  Jackson  Mississippi, taken about 1910 Closeup of old photo of Panorama  Jackson  Mississippi, taken about 1910 Closeup of old photo of Panorama  Ja...

  Glimpse history through old images of  Tupelo , Mississippi, USA. Tupelo  is a small city in the northeast of the US State of Mississippi. The  Tupelo  Tornado 1936 On the evening of Sunday April 5th, 1936, an F5 tornado three blocks wide appeared out of nowhere and without warning. 48 blocks of the small city of  Tupelo , then home to 7,300 residents, was flattened by the 300 mile an hour winds. In this short film, hear how survivors crawled their way out of buildings and cars on this eventful night. Tupelo  Tornado of 1936 – Kip Gordon on YouTube Tupelo  Tornado 1936 Key Facts Evening of Sunday 5, 1936 F5 tornado, 3 block wide, 300+ miles an hour Damage to 48 city blocks 1,100+ homes destroyed 10 churches destroyed 4 schools destroyed About 250 people died About 700 people injured An unknown number of African-American dead and injured were not added to the casualty list by officials One of America’s worst tornadoes The storm barely missed the ...