Gholson, Mississippi
Gholson (formerly known as Meander) is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi. The community is southwest of Shuqualak.
History
In 1900, Gholson had a population of 58 and two churches. A post office operated under the name Gholson from 1838 to 1976.
Gholson was once home to the Summerville Institute. The institute, founded by Thomas S. Gathright in 1854, was the only functioning secondary school in Mississippi during the Civil War. It was damaged by a fire in 1869 and rebuilt. The school continued to exist until it was again destroyed by fire in 1875.
References
- ^ "Gholson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 787.
- ^ "Noxubee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "Schools--Mississippi. Summerville Institute (Gholson)". cwrgm.org. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ McCaughey, Molly Kate; Young, Nancy. "Gathright, Thomas S. (1829–1880)". The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Hon. Thomas Sanford Gathright". Dallas Herald. Dallas, Texas. June 26, 1880. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Summerville Institute". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
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