Wesson, Mississippi is situated in southern Copiah County, with small portions of the town extending south and east into Lincoln County. US Highway 51 passes through the town, moving north to Hazlehurst and south to Brookhaven. Exit 48 of Interstate Highway 55 is just over three miles west of Wesson on Mount Zion Road. Other nearby communities include Beauregard to the north, as well as Bowerton, Loyd Star, Midway, Montgomery, Sand Hill, Stronghope, and Woolworth. Jackson, the state capital, is about forty-seven miles north of Wesson. The town was founded by Colonel James Madison Wesson in 1864, near the end of the Civil War. After losing his mills in Bankston to the war, Wesson relocated his operations, building the Mississippi Manufacturing Company, which produced cotton fabric. He sold the mill to William Oliver and John T. Hardy in 1871, and they renamed the operations Mississippi Mills, which became famous for the quality of its cotton fabric, known as Mississippi silk. The mill was operated by electricity one year after Thomas Edison perfected the light bulb. However, financial difficulties began after the death of Captain Oliver in 1891, and they were dismantled and sold for scrap during World War I. Today, Wesson is home to Copiah-Lincoln Community College, which arose out of Copiah-Lincoln Agricultural High School, established in 1915, while the high school was moved to a new facility in 1979.
 
 
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Co-Lin is a community college whose main campus is in Wesson, Mississippi, and serving a seven-county area that includes Adams, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, and Simpson counties. A profile of the college is put forward, and its admissions policies, records, student information, and alumni programs are put forward.
http://www.colin.edu/
The antiques and flea market on Highway 51 in Wesson, Mississippi is one of the state’s largest flea markets, with seventy vendors and more than fifteen thousand square feet of shopping space, specializing in antiques, collectibles, glassware, and furniture. Its location is shown on a map, and its hours of operation are posted.
http://www.milltownmallms.com/
Located on Turner Street in Wesson, Mississippi, the congregation serves the Wesson and Beauregard region. Its Sunday and Wednesday program schedules are published to the site, and a calendar of upcoming programs and events are presented, recent sermons are featured, and announcements are posted to the site.
http://www.stpeterrock.org/
The history and a profile of the town is presented on the official municipal web site, with an overview of the town government, a schedule of events, town meeting schedule, agenda and minutes, as well as a guide to local schools, business opportunities, and events. Administrative and departmental contacts are included.
http://www.wessonms.org/
Located on Grove Street in Wesson, Mississippi, the K-12th grade school is a campus of Copiah County, Mississippi. A school calendar, student and parent resources, faculty and staff contacts, announcements, and information about associated clubs and activities are put forward.
http://wac.ccsd.schoolfusion.us/
Organized in 1883, and affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, the congregation meets at its facilities on Martinsville Road in Wesson, Mississippi. A history of the church and a summary of its beliefs and practices are put forward, with a calendar of events, contacts, office hours, and sermon archive.
http://www.zionhillwesson.org/