Winona’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Winona. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Middleton was a town that developed in the 19th century two miles west of Winona's present location. Some locals consider it the predecessor to Winona. After the railroad was built to the east of Middleton, development shifted to what became Winona, bypassing Middleton.
The first European-American settler in the area, which was originally part of Carroll County, was Colonel O.J. Moore, who arrived from Virginia in 1848. He agreed to the railroad being constructed through his property, and a station was built in 1860 near his plantation home.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Winona’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Winona’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewGoing home, Winona (Miss.) Cotton…, 1911: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Winona
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Winona, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Going home, Winona (Miss.) Cotton Mills. All work. LOC nclc.02113 (1911) and it appears here side by side.
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National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.