Legendary Locals of Meridian, Mississippi

by June Davis Davidson and Richelle Putnam

In 1831, Richard McLemore received a federal land grant of 2,000 acres located in the future Lauderdale County, Mississippi. He gave free land to those he considered good neighbors and built his home within the one square mile that would be incorporated as Meridian on February 10, 1860. On Valentine's Day 1864, Gen. W.T. Sherman's troops marched into the small railroad town. After burning the town, Sherman wrote in his journal, "Meridian . . . no...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146710079X
• ISBN13: 9781467100793
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.2"