Choctaw baskets and beaded jewelry are on loan from the permanent collection of the CraftsmensGuild of Mississippi.
In the early 16th century before white society’s great thrust toward the Pacific, the Choctaw Nation wasone of the largest and most prosperous tribes of American Indians east of the Mississippi River.Controlling more than 26 million acres of what is now Mississippi and Alabama.
Event Promotional Flyer of the Information Center – September 12, 2009
2007 City of Ridgeland Christmas Ornament
The Parkway Information Center at the Ridgeland cabin is located at milepost 102.4 off the NatchezTrace Parkway. The building was previously home to the Mississippi Crafts Center.
Gift item
This Bible was given to Mayor Gene McGee by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Winston (Kathryn Belle) Speedfor his inauguration as Mayor of Ridgeland in 1989 and has been used at each inauguration since. TheBible is used to swear in police officers and firemen that work for the City of Ridgeland and as a dailyread at his …
This book is given to residents of the current residential development that was previously the originalplantation property and grounds. Artist, P. Sanders McNeal captures within these pages reflections ofGreenwood Plantation in this limited edition portfolio to celebrate this once in a lifetime discovery.
Greenwood Plantation was built in 1854 by the cotton planter Colonel William Fenil Battley, Sr. It isbelieved that the home was spared during the Civil War because the Union general, a Mason, noticedthe Mason emblem above the home’s door. The Battley family owned the home until 1925. Theproperty was next passed to the Redmont family …
