The small town of Seminary is in Covington County, Mississippi. Nearby communities include Cantwell Mill, Collins, Deen, Eminence, Gandsi, Kola, McRaney, Rainey, Sanford, and Shelton. Hattiesburg is about twenty-five miles southeast, and the state capital of Jackson is seventy miles northwest of Seminary. There area was not very populated before the American Civil War. The town was named for Zion Seminary, a residential school that was situated in the location on which the town now occupies in 1845. Offering courses in law, medicine, and religious studies, the seminary once had more than five hundred students. Except for one building, the seminary was burned during the war. Partially rebuilt, the seminary was in session again until it burned again in 1890. The site was used to build Seminary Attendance Center. The town had a surge in population growth in the late 1800s through timber production but when the timber was depleted, its population waned. Seminary was incorporated in 1899, and named for the seminary that was once there. Today, seminary is largely a bedroom community to Hattiesburg, which is about a fifteen minute drive south, although a fire truck manufacturing company has been in operation there for about twenty-five years. Martin Sennet Conner, Mississippi’s 44th governor, was a native of Seminary.
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Custom Built Trailers of Mississippi
Based in Seminary, Mississippi, the company offers livestock trailers, gooseneck flatbed trailers, bumper pull car haulers, utility trailers, enclosed trailers, and dump trailers, the company’s products and inventory are highlighted, including options, finance policies, warranty information, contacts, and hours of operation.
http://custombuilttrailersms.com/
The family-owned business in Seminary, Mississippi manufactures and services a line of fire trucks, featuring more than twenty service bays and offering new and pre-owned fire trucks for sale, including commercial and custom Class A pumpers, brush trucks, rescue trucks and tankers. Its corporate offices, inventory, and featured products, new deliveries, and contacts are featured.
http://deepsouthfiretrucks.com/
Canoes and kayaks are available for rent from this Seminary, Mississippi business, which also offers tent camping spaces, recreational vehicle spaces, and cabin rentals. Directions and a map show the location of the campground, a description of the facility is offered, and cabins may be reserved online. Policy information and contacts are included.
http://www.okatomacreek.com/
Organized in 1886, the church was initially named Concord Baptist Church, and located three miles east of Seminary, adopting its current name after moving to Seminary ten years later. The church’s history and a profile of the congregation is presented, with an overview of its ministries, service schedules, a church calendar, and leadership contacts.
http://www.seminarybaptistchurch.org/
Offering canoeing and kayaking on the Okatoma Creek, as well as eight or sixteen-mile float trips, cabin rentals, camping, canoe and kayak rentals, and other outdoor activities, the business is based in Seminary, Mississippi. Daily rental and guest accommodation rates, contacts, and shuttle services are featured.
http://www.seminarycanoerental.com/
Featuring an old-time general store atmosphere, the Seminary, Mississippi restaurant, store and bakery offers a variety of jams, jellies, pickles, relish, boiled peanuts, and gifts, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables. Directions, a menu, overview of its catering services, store and bakery are presented, including photographs and its hours of operation.
http://www.shadyacresvillage.com/
