Richland, Holmes County, Mississippi

Richland is an unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi, located approximately  northwest of Goodman and approximately  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.

Presentation of Colors (1863)
The 1st Mississippi Cavalry, of the Confederate States Army, was presented with its regimental colors on September 12, 1863, a gift of the ladies of Richland.

References

See also

 National Register of Historic Places listings in Holmes County, Mississippi

External links

 

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