Edwards’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Edwards. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Edwards is named for Dick Edwards, owner and proprietor of the Edwards House in Jackson, Mississippi.
Edwards was originally named "Amsterdam" and settled in the 1830s. In 1832, it suffered from a cholera epidemic and was then bypassed by the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad. This happened in 1839 when R. O. Edwards' plantation became a stop on the railroad known as Edwards Depot.
The depot was burned to prevent its use during the Civil War in 1863. The current site of Edwards was chosen in 1866 and was incorporated in 1871.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Edwards’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Edwards’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewVicinity of Edwards, Mississippi, 1936: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Edwards, decade by decade
1990s
unknown1 item
2 historic places in Edwards
Edwards has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 7 historic buildings, because Southern Christian Institute alone counts 6.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Vicinity of Edwards, Mississippi (1936) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (3) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.