Ford House
- Also Known As: Ford Stockade also Ford's Fort
- Address: S of Sandy Hook on Old Columbia-Covington Rd
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1809/00/00 | Rev John Ford | Home | Ford's Fort built by Reverend John Ford from locally cut heart pine. Home stayed in the Ford family until the 1960s | |||
| 1814/00/00 | Ford home is the site of the first Mississippi Methodist Conference | |||||
| 1814/11/27 | Andrew Jackson | Visitor | Andrew Jackson stays at Fords Fort on the way to Battle of New Orleans | Journey to the Battle of New Orleans, 1814 | ||
| 1816/00/00 | Ford home is the site of the Pearl River Convention of 1816, which recommended partitioning the Mississippi Territory into two States, eventually becoming Alabama and Mississippi |
| Particulars for Ford House: | |
|---|---|
| Sight Category | Building |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | Private |
| Area of Significance | Religion |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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