Photo by Tim Liddy
Double T Construction and Thomas Monuments recently teamed up to put the obelisk of the Mississippi Press Association monument back in place. It toppled over during a storm several years ago. Pictured are Chesley Hurdle, Austin Ramer, Allen Lewis, Trey Thomas, Chuck Thomas (operating the machinery) and Janna Stanton (standing, at right). The restoration was funded by the City of HollySprings. The MPA monument, in Hill Crest Cemetery, is dedicated to newspaper editors who died in the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878.
Photo by Phillip KnechtBeautiful monumentPhotographer Phillip Knecht took this photo of the Mississippi Press Association monument in Hill Crest Cemetery on the day it was erected by workers with Double T Construction and Thomas Monuments. The top part of the monument had been downed in a thunderstorm several years ago and had been laying on the ground since. The restoration project was funded by the City of HollySprings. The monument is a tribute to editors who died in the Yellow Fever Epidemic in 1878. Names listed include O.V. Shearer, Singleton Garrett, J.P. Allen, W.J.L. Holland, Kinloch Falconer and W.J. Adams.
Press monument restored
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 4:37pm