History of Vaiden, Mississippi -- The Pictures

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Where is Vaiden, Mississippi?

Vaiden Street Map, Year 2000

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Vaiden's Courthouses -- Built 1874, 1905, and 1989

Plat of Vaiden in 1900

Front Street

Back Street

Shongalo Presbyterian Church

St. Clement's Episcopal Church

United Methodist Church

Vaiden Baptist Church

Prairie Mont

Vaiden's Black Community

Signs of Things to Come

Vaiden's Schools

Vaiden Cemetery

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Vaiden Confederate Cemetery Section

Middleton Cemetery

Middleton History

Middleton Events

Gerenton Cemetery and Town Information

Vaiden's Homes

Businesses Other than Those on Front or Back Street

Vaiden, Kopperl & Hawkins

You're All Invited

Vaiden Utilities

Crook's Grocery -- End of an Era

Cearley's Grocery -- Falling Down

Movies Filmed in Vaiden

Vaiden Train Derailment and Fire -- January, 1951

Photo 1 -- Photo 2 -- Photo 3 -- Photo 4
Photo 5 -- Photo 6 -- Photo 7
Photo 8 -- Photo 9 -- Photo 10
Train Wreck -- Article 1 -- Train Wreck -- Article 2

Vaiden Ice Storm -- January, 1951

Article 1 -- The Storm -- Article 2 -- The Thaw

Vaiden Tornado -- December 21, 1990

Article 1, Part 1 -- Article 1, Part 2 -- Article 1, Part 3
Article 2, Part 1 -- Article 2, Part 2 -- Article 2, Part 3
Article 3, Part 1 -- Article 3, Part 2 -- Article 3, Part 3
Article 4 -- Article 5 -- Article 6
Article 7 -- Article 8

Fallen Angel -- December 21, 1990

Before the Storm

Photo 1 -- Photo 2 -- Photo 3 -- Photo 4

Angel Watching Over Us

The Heritage House

Vaiden's Officials and Dignitaries

Politicians and Professionals

Funny Newspaper Ads of Long Ago

Vaiden's Neighboring Communities

Summerfield, Jeff's Chapel, Midway, Old Salem, New Salem, Blackmonton, Wesley Chapel,
Old Plank, Beatty, Hopewell, Smith School, Hebron, Columbiana

Newspaper and Other Articles About Vaiden

Article 1 -- Article 2

Dr. Fullilove

History of Cowles Mead

Article 1 -- Article 2 -- Map to Cowles Mead's Grave -- Mead Land Holdings

Mead Burial Plot, Clinton, MS -- Cowles Mead Grave -- 10/18/1776 - 05/17/1844
Mary Mead Grave (Wife) -- 03/10/1797 - 10/27/1834 -- Cowles G. Mead Grave (Son) -- 11/28/1818 - 10/25/1849

Vaiden Bird Collection

Article Photo -- Article Text

Vaidenites on the WEB, or in the Media

Radio Free Vaiden

Confederate Monument Inscriptions

Vaiden Monument Inscriptions

Frank Louis Hawkins/Korean/Vietnam Memorial

History of Carroll County

Presented to the Carroll County Geneological Society by Judy Stanford on April 11, 1999

Page 1 -- Page 2 -- Page 3 -- Page 4

Vaiden's First Parade -- mid-1980s

Here Comes Santa Claus

Prelude to a Parade -- December, 2001

Parade Progress

Christmas Parade Fun

Vaiden's Romantic Past -- 1950s Article

Page 1 -- Page 2

Vaiden's Salute to America

Spirit of '76 (1976, that is)

What Caused the Loss of Business in Vaiden?

Article -- Photo

Mayor Louis McDougal -- In Memory

The Vaiden Plate

Owned by Lucy Browning Alexander

Front -- Front Close-Up -- Back -- Back Close-Up

Vaiden Events, Announcements, and Obituaries

Carroll-Montgomery County Regional Jail

Photo

Correctional Facility Recognition

Vaiden Children's Park

New Children's Park Equipment -- Photo 1 -- Photo 2 -- Photo 3

Egg Hunt

Robert Lee Goldsby Case

The Lynching of Mack Charles Parker

Murder of W.C. ("Lum") McDougal -- 1907

Murder of Charles Busby Smith -- 1981

Murder of Joe Smith

Murder of Louis Riley

Killing of Howard Hudson

Murder of Elton Williams

Duel in Vaiden

Fowler-Holman Fight

The War of the Mighty Treehouse

Vaiden Childhood Memories

Favorite Childhood Literature

Carroll County's Boundary Changes

Fullilove Store Fire -- 1973 Article

Vaiden's Proposed Facelift -- Too Little, Too Late

Vaiden's 1973 Appearance Study

Does Anyone Know Whose Store This Was?

Carroll/Leflore County Mastodon Dig

Article 1 -- Article 2 -- Article 3

This is what the Mastodon would have looked like.

The reconstructed Mastodon is now housed in the Cottonlandia Museum in Greenwood, MS

Kate Vaiden

National Bestseller by Reynolds Price

Ed. Note: Although this book has NOTHING to do with the Town of Vaiden, Mississippi, the coincidence of the name bears mention.

Front of Book -- Back of Book

Guy's Catfish House

Country Music Palace

Vaiden Fire Maps of 1889, 1894, 1899, 1905, 1910 & 1925

About the Author

The Story Continues. . .Page II

Back Home Again . . .Page I

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Every Picture Tells A Story

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Vaiden's Courthouses -- Built 1874, 1905, and 1989

Photo 1 -- Photo 2 -- Photo 3 -- Photo 4 Photo 5 -- Photo 6 -- Photo 7 Photo 8 -- Photo 9 -- Photo 10

Article 1 -- The Storm -- Article 2 -- The Thaw

Article 1, Part 1 -- Article 1, Part 2 -- Article 1, Part 3 Article 2, Part 1 -- Article 2, Part 2 -- Article 2, Part 3 Article 3, Part 1 -- Article 3, Part 2 -- Article 3, Part 3 Article 4 -- Article 5 -- Article 6 Article 7 -- Article 8

Summerfield, Jeff's Chapel, Midway, Old Salem, New Salem, Blackmonton, Wesley Chapel, Old Plank, Beatty, Hopewell, Smith School, Hebron, Columbiana

Article 1 -- Article 2

Article 1 -- Article 2 -- Map to Cowles Mead's Grave -- Mead Land Holdings

Mead Burial Plot, Clinton, MS -- Cowles Mead Grave -- 10/18/1776 - 05/17/1844 Mary Mead Grave (Wife) -- 03/10/1797 - 10/27/1834 -- Cowles G. Mead Grave (Son) -- 11/28/1818 - 10/25/1849

Article Photo -- Article Text

Presented to the Carroll County Geneological Society by Judy Stanford on April 11, 1999

Page 1 -- Page 2 -- Page 3 -- Page 4

Page 1 -- Page 2

Article -- Photo

Owned by Lucy Browning Alexander

Front -- Front Close-Up -- Back -- Back Close-Up

New Children's Park Equipment -- Photo 1 -- Photo 2 -- Photo 3

Article 1 -- Article 2 -- Article 3

The reconstructed Mastodon is now housed in the Cottonlandia Museum in Greenwood, MS Kate Vaiden

The reconstructed Mastodon is now housed in the Cottonlandia Museum in Greenwood, MS

Kate Vaiden

National Bestseller by Reynolds Price

Ed. Note: Although this book has NOTHING to do with the Town of Vaiden, Mississippi, the coincidence of the name bears mention.

The Story Continues. . .Page II

Back Home Again . . .Page I

Ron Collins. 2007.

Photo 1 -- Photo 2 -- Photo 3 -- Photo 4
Photo 5 -- Photo 6 -- Photo 7
Photo 8 -- Photo 9 -- Photo 10

Article 1, Part 1 -- Article 1, Part 2 -- Article 1, Part 3
Article 2, Part 1 -- Article 2, Part 2 -- Article 2, Part 3
Article 3, Part 1 -- Article 3, Part 2 -- Article 3, Part 3
Article 4 -- Article 5 -- Article 6
Article 7 -- Article 8

Summerfield, Jeff's Chapel, Midway, Old Salem, New Salem, Blackmonton, Wesley Chapel,
Old Plank, Beatty, Hopewell, Smith School, Hebron, Columbiana

Mead Burial Plot, Clinton, MS -- Cowles Mead Grave -- 10/18/1776 - 05/17/1844
Mary Mead Grave (Wife) -- 03/10/1797 - 10/27/1834 -- Cowles G. Mead Grave (Son) -- 11/28/1818 - 10/25/1849

The reconstructed Mastodon is now housed in the Cottonlandia Museum in Greenwood, MS

Kate Vaiden