Progress, Mississippi
Progress is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Mississippi.[1]
History
A post office called Progress was established in 1937, and remained in operation until 1955.[2] The community advocated progressive education at the local schoolhouse, hence the name.[3] Travorion Marsalis lives there.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Progress, Mississippi
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 106.
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