Palo Alto, Mississippi

Town of Palo Alto
Location Clay County, Mississippi northwest of West Point
Coordinates 33°40′50″N 88°48′0″W / 33.68056°N 88.80000°W / 33.68056; -88.80000Coordinates: 33°40′50″N 88°48′0″W / 33.68056°N 88.80000°W / 33.68056; -88.80000
Area 196.4 acres (79.5 ha)
Built 1846
NRHP reference # 87000473[1]
Added to NRHP August 20, 1987

Palo Alto (also Savannah) is a ghost town in Clay County, Mississippi.[2] Established c. 1846,[1] it is located at 33°40′50″N 88°48′0″W / 33.68056°N 88.80000°W / 33.68056; -88.80000 (33.6806738, -88.8000525) at an elevation of 279 feet (85 m).[2]

In 1876, Palo Alto was the site of an incident in which a group of heavily armed white men brought a piece of field artillery and broke up a meeting of the Republican Club in order to suppress black voters.[3]

In 1987, the townsite was listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the name of "Town of Palo Alto." Nearly 200 acres (81 ha) were listed on the Register as part of the community.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palo Alto, Mississippi
  3. ↑ "Full text of "Mississippi: Testimony as to denial of elective franchise in Mississippi at the elections of 1875 and 1876, taken under the resolution of the Senate of December 5, 1876"". 5 December 1876. Retrieved 17 December 2017.


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