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Pattison was originally named Martin in honor of General William T. Martin. Pattison is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and was once home to a drug store, grist mill, cotton gin, saloon, hotel, and multiple general stores.

A post office operated under the name Martin from 1879 to 1912 and first began operation under the name Pattison in 1912.

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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Pattison is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pattison has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Yazoo And Mississippi Valley Depot in Pattison, 0.9 miles away.

Pattison and the nearest listed places

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Yazoo And Mississippi Valley DepotMcGregorHystercine Rankin HouseBlantonia Plantation HouseWintergreen CemeteryChamberlain-Hunt Academy Historic District

Closest to Pattison

Yazoo And Mississippi Valley DepotPattison · Georgian Revival0.9miMcGregorPort Gibson · Built 18356.5miHystercine Rankin HousePattison · Building6.6miBlantonia Plantation HousePattison · Built 18126.8miWintergreen CemeteryPort Gibson · Built 18027mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Yazoo And Mississippi Valley Depot’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

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