The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Oakland was first settled around 1836, and was located 1.5 mi (2.4 km) east of its present location. The town moved when the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad was built in the 1850s.
During the Civil War, the Battle of Oakland occurred on December 3, 1862, when Union Army General Cadwallader C. Washburn's 1,900 cavalrymen encountered Confederate Colonel John Summerfield Griffith's 6th Texas Cavalry Regiment at Oakland. Both sides withdrew after several hours of fighting.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oakland’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Oakland, decade by decade
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CommonsMS727 North2018
CommonsMS32 West - Oakland Sign at MS322018
LOCThe Herron House Mansion, built in 1907 and restored as a b…2016
LOCThere's no longer pool to be played at this old poolroom2016
LOCJerome Lewis and Aaron Butler hang out2016
LOCOld-time mix of agriculture and industry2016
LOCAn old pool (or billiards) hall2016
LOCEmpty bank building2016
CommonsAbandoned Siding2016
CommonsMSMap-doton-Oakland2007
CommonsEnid Reservoir - panoramio - Josh Travis2007
CommonsGreat Fishing Hole2005
CommonsEnid Reservoir20051 historic place in Oakland
1 place in Oakland is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (7) and the Library of Congress (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.