WESTerday Trivia: Little J Railroad
After 12 years of construction, on October 6, 1882, a freshly built, narrow guage railroad connected Natchez, Mississippi and Jackson, Mississippi. The width of this [...]
History
WESTerday Trivia Answer: John Roy Lynch
There is a street that traverses the older segment of West Jackson and at one time plowed right through then Jackson State College. For years, this street bore the name [...]
WESTerday Trivia!
This prominent West Jackson street is named for a man who was born into slavery and grew up to become a representative in the Mississippi Legislature. He eventually became [...]
WESTerday Trivia Answer: Parkway Baptist Church
According to a Jackson Historic Resources Survey conducted by Thomas and Associates for the City of Jackson in 1997: Parkway Baptist Church was organized on June 3, 1927 and [...]
WESTerday Trivia Answer: Battlefield Park
On May 14, 1863, Union forces invaded Jackson and battled with Confederate forces for nearly 5 hours. During this short battle, Union troops suffered 250 casualties while [...]
WESTerday Trivia
WESTerday Trivia: This West Jackson greenspace was the site of civil war activities in May & July of 1863. The answer will be posted on the blog at 7pm tonight so answer [...]
WESTerday Trivia Answer: Mrs. A.M.E. Logan
Today’s trivia refers to long-time West Jackson resident A.M.E. Logan. Mrs. Logan was born in 1911 as the eighth child of Reverend John Collins (“J.C.”) [...]
WESTerday Trivia Answer: St. Mary Catholic Church
Nestled in the middle of the West Park neighborhood on Claiborne Avenue is a church of gorgeous architecture. This church, with it’s stone block facade and [...]
WESTerday Trivia Answer: Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)
At the intersection of Rose Street and John R. Lynch Street rests three small buildings that are so close that they appear to be one. These structures have housed pool [...]
WESTerday Trivia!
This civil rights organization was headquartered at 1017 John R. Lynch Street and combined the efforts of CORE, NAACP, SCLC, SNCC, and other groups. The answer will be posted [...]
West Jackson 