by Sue Dorman (Author), Tammie Santos Brewer (Author), Marti Parker (Author)
On April 7, 1870, an act of the state legislature created Lincoln County, named for Pres. Abraham Lincoln, from Lawrence, Franklin, Copiah, Pike, and Amite Counties. Settlement began more than 50 years earlier with Samuel Jayne's small trading post on
Author Biography
Tammie Santos Brewer, former newspaper and graphics editor; Bettie P. Bullard, former college professor and retired teacher of gifted education; Sue Dorman, local historian; and Marti Parker, retired school librarian, have spent many hours compiling this collection of images. They procured photographs from local and state archives--including the John Holly Williams Collection and the Jackson Studio Collection in the Lincoln-Lawrence-Franklin Regional Library and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History--in addition to private collections in order to reflect the spirit of the community.
