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MUSEUM OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORY
222 NORTH STREET
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

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Explore 15,000 years of history and learn how our shared past influences our future together.

First Peoples
13,000 BC—AD 1518
Cultural Crossroads
1519—1798
Joining the United States
1799—1832
Cotton Kingdom
1835—1865
The World Remade
1866—1902
Promise and Peril
1903—1927
Bridging Hardship
1928—1948
Forging Ahead
1946—Present
Enduring Cultures
Sense of Duty
The Soul of the State

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Explore Mississippi

Many of the homes, colleges, and historic sites discussed in this gallery still exist today. Journey beyond the museum walls and explore the places where history happened.

Corinth Contraband Camp

Corinth Contraband Camp Established to accommodate enslaved people who fled to safety during the Civil War

800 North Parkway Street
Corinth, Mississippi

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Camp Van Dorn World War II Museum

Camp Van Dorn World War II Museum This training camp for soldiers is located in Centreville, Mississippi.

138 E Main Street
Centreville, Mississippi

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First Peoples: 13,000 BC–AD 1518

Bridging Hardship: Great Depression, New Deal and World War II 1928–1948

Cultural Crossroads: Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans 1519–1798

Forging Ahead: Civil Rights, Diversification, and Innovation 1946–Present

Joining the United States: Territory, Statehood, and Treaties 1799–1832

Enduring Cultures

Cotton Kingdom: Enslavement and Civil War 1835–1865

Sense of Duty

The World Remade: Freedom, Reconstruction, and Counter Revolution 1866–1902

Soul of the State

Promise and Peril: Progressivism, Repression, and World War I 1903–1927

Joining the United States:
Territory, Statehood, and Treaties
1799–1832

Promise and Peril:
Progressivism, Repression and World War I
1903–1927

Cultural Crossroads:
Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans
1519–1798

First Peoples:
13,000 BC–AD 1518

Bridging Hardship:
Great Depression, New Deal, and World War II
1928–1948

MUSEUM OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORY
222 NORTH STREET
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Explore the Galleries

Explore Mississippi

Corinth Contraband Camp

Camp Van Dorn World War II Museum

First Peoples: 13,000 BC–AD 1518

Bridging Hardship: Great Depression, New Deal and World War II 1928–1948

Cultural Crossroads: Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans 1519–1798

Forging Ahead: Civil Rights, Diversification, and Innovation 1946–Present

Joining the United States: Territory, Statehood, and Treaties 1799–1832

Enduring Cultures

Cotton Kingdom: Enslavement and Civil War 1835–1865

Sense of Duty

The World Remade: Freedom, Reconstruction, and Counter Revolution 1866–1902

Soul of the State

Promise and Peril: Progressivism, Repression, and World War I 1903–1927

Joining the United States: Territory, Statehood, and Treaties 1799–1832

Promise and Peril: Progressivism, Repression and World War I 1903–1927

Cultural Crossroads: Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans 1519–1798

First Peoples:13,000 BC–AD 1518

Bridging Hardship: Great Depression, New Deal, and World War II 1928–1948

MUSEUM OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORY 222 NORTH STREET JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Explore the Galleries

Explore Mississippi

Corinth Contraband Camp

Camp Van Dorn World War II Museum

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Joining the United States:
Territory, Statehood, and Treaties
1799–1832

Promise and Peril:
Progressivism, Repression and World War I
1903–1927

Cultural Crossroads:
Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans
1519–1798

First Peoples:
13,000 BC–AD 1518

Bridging Hardship:
Great Depression, New Deal, and World War II
1928–1948

MUSEUM OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORY
222 NORTH STREET
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI