Mayor M.B. Ridgeway with Canton Exchange Bank President, Frank Allen in 1962.
In 1963, Harold Butler built a pole barn, milk parlor and began Moonlight Dairy. He did almost all of thebuilding himself with the help of Jim Butler and started with a small heard. He kept detailed recordsabout the milk production and sold his milk to Superior Milk in Canton, Mississippi.
Deep South Pottery Bowl: The bowl was presented to sponsors in 2010 as a thank you gift for theircontributions to City of Ridgeland Recreation & Parks programs and events.
Artwork by Skip MacDonald of the antique store in Old Town
The cypress bench was donated to the Historical Society of Ridgeland by Jim and Nancy Batson inFebruary of 2021. The cypress bench was made by Jim Batson from a 40 year old cypress tree grown onthe Batson property in Audubon Woods located in the Old Agency Road corridor (OARC) PreservationDistrict.
A piece of the stained glass from the church. The historic Wesley Chapel was destroyed by an EF1tornado. The utter devastation shown in the accompanying photo mirrors the heartbreak of churchmembers and Ridgeland residents alike.The chapel was built in the late 1800s near the intersection of County Line Road and Old Canton Road.In 1901, it …
A 2023 article from Ridgeland Life Magazine regarding the historic Wesley Chapel. Ridgeland Lifemagazine is a quarterly publication for the City.
A photo of the Wesley Chapel. (Circa 1950s)
A Ridgeland Methodist Church program – later known as Wesley Chapel.
