Woodville defines beautiful, historic Southern town

Mississippi Business Journal, The, May 23, 2005 by Lofton, Lynn

Smith, who's also a town alderman and sells real estate, recently sold a Victorian house to a friend from Louisiana. He's urging her to also open a B&B. "I think the more we have, the more people will come," he said. "It's a good way to maintain these homes and I enjoy sharing my home."

Woodville was chartered in 1811. It has three of the oldest churches in the state - St. Paul's Episcopal, Woodville United Methodist and Woodville Baptist. St. Paul's is the oldest Episcopal church building west of the Alleghenies. The building was raised in 1824 and stands today, with the exception of minor repairs, as it was built. The organ donated in 1827 by Major A.M. Feltus is still in use. A plaque in the church commemorates the confirmation of Jane Cook Davis, mother of Jefferson Davis. The Confederate president's boyhood home, Rosemont, is a few miles outside the city limits.

Rounding out the town's lovely, white-frame churches are St. Joseph's Catholic, Woodville Christian and Woodville First Presbyterian.