Walter Howell,
Clinton (MS) Historian, is providing three presentations this month on the
history of Clinton and Mississippi College. Live
streaming is available at 7 p.m. on February 6th, 13th, and 20th of
2014.
Archived videos of
the Clinton (MS) History Presentation Series will also be available after each
program. The initial presentation titled "Clinton Founders" focused on the
three officials from the federal land office in Jackson who were instrumental
in starting Hampstead Academy in 1826 and founding the Town of Clinton in 1829.
"Clinton During
Flush Times and Panic" on February 13th will cover the decade of the
1830's when Mississippi College was chartered and flourished while the Town of
Clinton became a trade center for Hinds County. Town and Gown's prosperity
ended with the panic of 1837.
The February 20th
program, "Clinton: Politics and Dueling" will tell the story of the
personal quarrel between President Andrew Jackson and Senator George Poindexter
that led to the famous Caldwell-Gwinn duel in Clinton in 1836.
Howell's
presentations are based on the research and writing for the forthcoming history
of Clinton and Mississippi College: Town and Gown.
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