{"product_id":"copiah-county-latricia-m-neslon-easley-9780738553009","title":"Copiah County","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocated 20 miles from the state capital of Jackson, Copiah County was organized after an agreement was reached with the Choctaw Indians in 1820.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed after a Native American word meaning calling panther, Copiah County quickly became an agricultural and manufacturing hub. Once known as the Tomato Capital of the World, the county was the location of the largest Chautauqua assemblies in the South, and the site of the founding of the Mississippi Parent Teacher Association. The former town of Brown's Wells once produced spring water that healed the rich and famous. Notable citizens from Copiah County include bluesman Robert Johnson; Maj. R. W. Millsaps, for whom Millsaps College was named; Burnita Shelton Matthews, the first female federal district court judge; Pat Harrison, a former representative and senator; Albert Gallatin Brown, a former governor; and Fannye Cook, an author and the first director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Latricia M. Neslon-Easley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 073855300X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738553009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 6.58w x 0.40d","brand":"Latricia M. Neslon-Easley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925792784639,"sku":"9780738553009","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f2fa2276-b935-4da2-af61-e8f34af632ab.jpg?v=1681079388","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/copiah-county-latricia-m-neslon-easley-9780738553009","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}