Richland, Holmes County, Mississippi
Richland, Mississippi | |
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![]() Main façade of the Eureka Masonic College | |
Location within the state of Mississippi | |
Coordinates: 32°58′27.5″N 89°59′11.3″W / 32.974306°N 89.986472°W | |
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County | Holmes |
Settled | 1850 |
Elevation | 325 ft (99 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 39079 |
Area code(s) | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 676637 |
Highways | |
Major airport | JAN |
Richland is an unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi, located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Goodman and approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Pickens.
History
The Eureka Masonic College
Historic Eureka Masonic College, birthplace of the Order of the Eastern Star (OES), is located along Highway 17, in the unincorporated community of Richland. The historic schoolhouse has also housed Masons and Company C, 15th Mississippi Infantry, of the Confederate States Army, during the American Civil War.[1]
Presentation of Colors (1863)
The 1st Mississippi Cavalry, of the Confederate States Army, was first presented with regimental colors on September 12, 1863, a gift of the ladies of Richland.[2]
. . . The ladies at Richland, a little village near where we are camped, sent us a very nice battle flag yesterday. It is the first flag we have ever had (regimental). It is a blue flag with a red cross extending clear across the flag from the four corners, with white stars in the cross, and a yellow border all round it. It makes a very pretty appearance. . . .
— Lieut.–Col. Frank A. Montgomery, in a letter to his wife[2]
References
- ^ Mississippi Historical Marker Program (1951). O. E. S. Birthplace (Mississippi Historical Marker). Richland, Miss.: Mississippi Historical Commission.
- ^ a b Montgomery, Frank A. (1901). Reminiscences of a Mississippian in Peace and War. Cincinnati: The Robert Clarke Company Press. p. 139. LCCN 01023742. OCLC 1470413. OL 6909271M – via Internet Archive.
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