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History · Pearl River

Pearl River’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Pearl River. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Pearl River is a census-designated place (CDP) in Neshoba County, Mississippi. It is one of the eight communities of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Reservation and the population is 80% Choctaw. As of the 2020 census, Pearl River had a population of 3,822.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,601 to 3,822 (+6%). Half of its homes were built before 1994.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pearl River yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pearl River, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Pearl River is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pearl River has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Neshoba County Fair Historic District in Pearl River, 6 miles away.

Pearl River and the nearest listed places

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Neshoba County Fair Historic DistrictBooker T. Washington High SchoolDowntown Philadelphia Historic DistrictUS Post Office (Philadelphia), OldPhiladelphia Historic DistrictMt. Zion Methodist Church

Closest to Pearl River

Neshoba County Fair Historic DistrictPearl River · Site6miBooker T. Washington High SchoolPhiladelphia · Built 19487.2miDowntown Philadelphia Historic DistrictPhiladelphia · Classical Revival7.8miUS Post Office (Philadelphia), OldPhiladelphia · Classical Revival · Built 19367.9miPhiladelphia Historic DistrictPhiladelphia · District8mi

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. Neshoba County Fair Historic District’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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