Hazlehurst’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Hazlehurst. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first settlement here by European Americans became known as the town of Gallatin; two lawyers and brothers-in-law named Walters and Saunders came from Gallatin, Tennessee, in 1819 and named the village after their hometown. They built their homes on the banks of the Bayou Pierre, in the western part of Copiah County. Other settlers came with them, and in 1829 the state legislature incorporated the town. The incorporation charter of Gallatin was repealed on January 18, 1862.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Hazlehurst’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hazlehurst’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPutting on the 9th green at golf …, 1900: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Hazlehurst
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Hazlehurst, decade by decade
1990s
7 historic places in Hazlehurst
Hazlehurst has 7 listings on the National Register, and they protect 278 historic buildings, because Hazlehurst Historic District alone counts 260.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1996Illinois Central Railroad Passenger Depot
Listed 1998Hazlehurst Historic DistrictListed 1983Cook HouseListed 1984Robert L. Covington HouseListed 1987Isaac Newton Ellis HouseListed 1993US Post Office-HazlehurstListed 1996Marchetti FarmThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Putting on the 9th green at golf course (1900) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.