The “genesis” of Marshall County; chapter five


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The “genesis” of Marshall County; chapter five

By TOM STEWART

The Fifth Meeting of the First Board

During this meeting, several important things were determined and our public landmarks were established as well as Holly Springs becoming the county seat. The original text is quite “wordy” and some may find the language and sentence structure unfamiliar.

“Monday April 25th 1836

William Davis Isaac Love and the Proprietors of Holly Springs severally presented propositions which are ordered to be filed with the clerk for further examination.

The Board of Police for the County of Marshall after an examination of the different situations proposed for the location of the County Seat of said County have determined to locate the said County Seat upon Section Six, of Township Four of Range Two upon conditions that the owners of said Section make to said Board of Police a warranty title in fee simple for Fifty Acres of said Section, to be selected by said Board and also Convey to said Board to be used as a Commons the ground now enclosed around The Holly Spring and the Spring known as Randolph Springs with a suitable quantity of ground for public uses, said Conveyances to be made on application of the Board of Police.”

(adjourned until the next morning)

“This day came William H Bourland into open Court and presented the following Certificate (viz)

State of Mississippi

I Leander R Guy President of the Board of Police of this county of Marshall do hereby certify that upon comparing the polls of an Election held in said County on the 14th and 15th days of April 1836 for the election of County officers that William H Bourland is duly and Constitutionally elected clerk of the Probate and Police Courts of said county Given under my hand and seal the 25th day of April 1836

L.R. Guy {Seal}”

And so it was done...... What is not understood by most and not clearly stated is that the second piece of land was “Spring Hollow” and the first is the Court square. It was originally intended to be a Park or “Commons” and the first court house was not built there. Think of these locations before the streets existed and try to imagine their ability to plan it.

Next - A shocker!! The town changes names......

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