Fifteen hundred Choctaws moved to Oklahoma in final Choctaw removal
First women’s dormitory constructed at University of Mississippi
Ricks Hall, University of Mississippi
The construction of Ricks Hall established the university as a coeducational school.
Link to the catalogJackson College purchases property for new campus
Jackson State College
Construction began on a site in a west Jackson community known as Gowdy. Ayer Hall and Barrett Hall opened in 1904.
Link to the catalogJune 3, 1903: New State Capitol dedicated
New Capitol Masonic Trowel
Designed by the renowned architect Theodore C. Link of St. Louis, the New Capitol was constructed 1901–1903 and dedicated before a crowd of 20,000 to 25,000 people. By tradition, all of the capitol’s nearly five thousand light bulbs are illuminated to mark the first day of the legislative session.
Image: Masonic trowel that was presented to Grand Master Emmet N. Thomas by the Mississippi State House Commission at the laying of the cornerstone of the New Capitol on June 3, 1903.