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Race Courses Through History in Noxubee County, MS

For race directors: courses that pass listed sites, with the history on the course map and on the medal.

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Noxubee County is one of 82 counties in Mississippi. Visitor offices and county governments in Noxubee County, MS spend real money promoting attractions. The listed historic sites are already there, already free, and mostly unmarketed.

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On the record near Noxubee County, MS

The 12 nearest

58 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Noxubee County, MS. 10 listed sites carry Noxubee County as their county.

  1. Scales, William Henry, Houseunder a mile from the center of Noxubee County · Building · Macon · listed 2002National Register of Historic Places
  2. McGeehee--Ames Houseunder a mile from the center of Noxubee County · Building · Macon · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
  3. Goodwin-Harrison House1.4 miles from the center of Noxubee County · Building · Macon · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
  4. Yates-Flora House1.5 miles from the center of Noxubee County · Building · Macon · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
  5. Maudwin1.6 miles from the center of Noxubee County · Building · Macon · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
  6. Old Noxubee County Jail1.8 miles from the center of Noxubee County · Building · Macon · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
  7. Old Noxubee County Jail of 18702.2 miles from the center of Noxubee County · Building · Macon · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
  8. Salem School, Old4.5 miles from the center of Noxubee County · Building · Macon · listed 1990National Register of Historic Places
  9. Running Water Creek Bridge8.6 miles from the center of Noxubee County · Structure · Shuqualak · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places
  10. Flora House11 miles from the center of Noxubee County · Building · Shuqualak · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
  11. MONTGOMERY (snagboat)18 miles from the center of Noxubee County · Structure · Pickensville · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
  12. Baptist Church of Christ at Sardis21 miles from the center of Noxubee County · Building · Louisville · listed 2011National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Noxubee County, MS. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Race Courses in Noxubee County, step by step

  1. 1

    Pick the distance first, then the stops that fit it

  2. 2

    Load the route and note the regroup points

  3. 3

    Run easy and stop at each marker long enough to read it

  4. 4

    Take one photo per stop, no more, and keep moving

  5. 5

    Save the route so the next run starts where this one ended

What people in Noxubee County, MS ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Noxubee County, MS?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

What does a license for Noxubee County, MS include?

Routes built from every listed site in your area, your branding and stories, badges and challenges, and visitor counts you can report on. Terms are set per organization and area, so there is no single-price page.

Do we have to maintain the site data ourselves?

No. The listed sites come from the published records and are kept current centrally. You add the local stories and the routes you want visitors to follow.

How a visit works in Noxubee County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Noxubee County, MS the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Noxubee County, MS are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

More ways in around Noxubee County, MS

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