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

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The story

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The Georgia Pacific Railway completed a line through Stewart in late 1880s.

A bed of iron ore located 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Stewart was mined during the 1950s, and shipped by railway to Birmingham, Alabama for processing.

It was first listed as a census-designated place for the 2020 census.

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Oprah WinfreyOprah WinfreyKosciusko · 29 miJTJames Michael TylerWinona · 17 miTrent LottTrent LottGrenada · 31 miBobbie GentryBobbie GentryWoodland · 32 miDonald H. PetersonDonald H. PetersonWinona · 17 miGlenn HardinGlenn HardinDerma · 29 mi
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Stewart, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today1 photo
Stewart Highway SignCommonsStewart Highway Sign2022
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Stewart is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Stewart has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Col. James Drane House in French Camp, 11 miles away.

Stewart and the nearest listed places

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Col. James Drane HouseEupora Historic DistrictCotesworthOld Natchez Trace (230-3H)George Washington Brett HouseCol. John Weir House

Closest to Stewart

Col. James Drane HouseFrench Camp · Built 184711miEupora Historic DistrictEupora · District11.4miCotesworthEupora · Built 184711.5miOld Natchez Trace (230-3H)Mathiston · Structure13.7miGeorge Washington Brett HouseFrench Camp · Building15.7mi

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. Col. James Drane House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Stewart?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Stewart’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Kilmichael📜 Eupora📜 French Camp📜 Walthall

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