The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Purves acquired a land grant in 1870 for a parcel of real estate which was located, at that time, in Marion County, Mississippi. In 1871, Purves moved from his home in Greene County and homesteaded the 160 acres (0.65 km2), along with his wife, Dorothy Abney, born May 14, 1826, in Hinds County, and their five surviving children, to the rural property. Dorothy, also known as Dollie or Dolly, was a doctor who tended the sick of the area and delivered babies. Purves built a two-room log cabin for his family with an open fireplace in one room used for cooking and heating. John, Thomas Purves' third surviving child, was the town's first Mayor.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Purvis’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Purvis is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Purvis has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is U.S. Post Office in Lumberton, 10.4 miles away.
Purvis and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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