Holly Springs, Mississippi: Yellow Fever Martyrs Church Museum
The seven martyrs died during the Yellow Fever Outbreak of 1878 while nursing other Holly Springs victims. Also a Yellow Fever House historical marker several blocks southwest of the museum.
- Address:
- 305 E. College Ave., Holly Springs, MS
- Directions:
- South side of E. College Ave. just east of S. Walthall St. Yellow Fever House historical marker is southwest, at E. Gholson Ave. and S Memphis St.
- Hours:
- By appt. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 662-252-7552
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Yellow Fever House and Martyrs Museum If you're in town to visit Graceland Too, Yellow Fever probably deserves some attention. During the Epidemic of 1878, seven Catholics -- a priest and nuns -- were martyred while nursing other Holly Springs victims. The church, originally built in 1841 and later restored, tells their story in a small museum, open by appointment.
In Hillcrest Cemetery, there is a marker commemorating the Yellow Fever martyrs.
The Holly Springs Tourism Bureau operates out of the Yellow Fever House at 104 East Gholson Avenue. W.J.L. Holland, a local newspaper owner, was the chairman of the relief committee in 1878, and succumbed to the malady himself.
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