City Hall Replaces Historical Marker

Oxford, Miss. – Oxford City Hall has replaced the historical marker that stands in its courtyard.  The previous marker had stood in the same spot since 1951.  Oxford Mayor Pat Patterson approved the project and created a committee to help design and rewrite the text for the new historical marker.  The committee included University of Mississippi history professor emeritus David Sansing, former UM chancellor Robert Khayat and Neilson’s Department Store owner Will Lewis.  The new marker combines information from the previous marker and adds more recent, noteworthy events and people key to Oxford and Ole Miss.

Will Lewis, owner of Neilson's Department Store in Oxford, Miss., reflects before answering what his level of satisfaction with the new historical marker is. 

The new historical marker stands on the grounds of Oxford City Hall adjacent to Jackson Ave. The new marker is set to a brown back ground and contains the "City of Oxford Logo" rather than the green background and the magnolia flower of its predecessor.