Temporary State Capital in Columbia, Mississippi

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Temporary State Capital

Columbia, MS, USA

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The 5th session of the Mississippi Legislature met in Columbia in Nov. 1821, and in special session, June 1822. Walter Leake was inaugurated Governor here in January 1822; the Legislature passed laws for the education of the poor; approved Le Fleur's Bluff, now Jackson, as the site for the permanent state capital; and adopted Poindexter's Code.

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