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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
Owens Wells is an unincorporated community in Holmes County , Mississippi , United States. Owens Wells is located near Mississippi Highway 12 and is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km ) east of Lexington and approximately 8 miles (13 km ) west of Durant . The community was once a stop on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad .[2]
History
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Owens Wells was once home to a mineral spring and resort.[3] Delta .[4] malaria , chills and fever, indigestion, dyspepsia , biliousness, general debility, constipation, all forms of kidney trouble...and piles ."[5] [6]
A post office operated under the name Owens Wells from 1889 to 1919.[7]
In 1910, Governor Edmond Noel gave a speech in Owens Wells that summarized his tenure as governor until that point.[8]
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Owens Wells Hotel circa 1920
Panorama of Owens Wells Hotel
Native American mound at Owens Wells
References
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^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form
^ Mary Carol Miller (2002). Lost landmarks of Mississippi ISBN 978-1-61703-420-6
^ "Owens Wells Hotel" (PDF) . The Holmes County Times . Vol. 1, no. 9. June 8, 1906. Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
^ United States. Bureau of Mines (1917). Mineral Resources of the United States
^ "Holmes County" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
^ Noel, Edmond. "Governor Noel reviews his administration proving it will bear the closest scrutiny : address at Owens, Mississippi" . Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
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