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BRUINSBURG About 14miles west at the mouth of Bayou Pierre is the old river port settled by Peter Bryan Bruin in 1788. It was visited by Aaron Burr in 1807. Grant landed there in Vicksburg Campaign of 1863. Location: Port Gibson US 61, southwest corner of Carroll and Church Streets |
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BATTLE OF PORT GIBSON First shot fired 4 mi. west of this point on May 1, 1863, during Grant’s advance from Bruinsburg. After two hour battle, Confederate forces retreated via Bayou Pierre Bridge on Farmers Street. Location: Port Gibson Northwest corner of Market and Carroll Streets |
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PORT GIBSON Founder, Samuel Gibson, settled here, 1788. Grant said town “too beautiful to burn.” Home of Poet Irwin Russell, Sociologist Henry Hughes, Earl van Dorn, and Ralph and B.G. Humphreys. Location: Port Gibson US 61, north of Port Gibson, intersection of Miss. 18 (Marker is missing) |
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ALCORN AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE Established May 13, 1871, as Alcorn Univ. of Miss. on site of Oakland College. Hiram Revels, first president. Reorganized 1878 as Alcorn A. & M. Oldest land-grant college for Negroes in the United States. Location: on campus at Chapel |
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CHAMBERLAIN-HUNT ACADEMY Founded 1879 as a preparatory school for boys by the Presbyterian church. Named for Jer. Chamberlain, president, and David Hunt, major benefactor, of Oakland College (1826-1861), predecessor of this academy. Location: Port Gibson Hwy 61 |
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SITE OF THE HERMITAGE W. 2 mi. Built about 1800 by George W. Humphreys. Birthplace of Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1808-82). Brigadier General, C.S.A. Governor of Mississippi from 1865 to 1868. Location: Port Gibson Intersection of US 61 and Grand Gulf Road |
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Second oldest Presbyterian church in Old Southwest. Org. April, 1807, as Bayou Pierre Church. Moved to Port Gibson, 1827. Zebulon Butler first resident pastor, 1827-60. Present structure built 1859. Location: Port Gibson In front of church, US 61 |
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IRWIN RUSSELL E. 1 block is birthplace of Irwin Russell. In a short life of 26 years he won fame with his poems in Negro dialect. Author of “Christmas Night in the Quarters” and other poems. Location: Port Gibson US 61, Church Street |