Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Soulé Steam Feed Works

Soulé Steam Feed Works is a historic business founded in Meridian, Mississippi in 1891 by George Soulé (Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1849, G. W. Soulé was a descendant of another George Soulé that came over on the Mayflower.) The complex was listed as a contributing property to Union Station Historic District, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 under the Meridian Multiple Resource Area (MRA). It was listed as a Mississippi Landmark in 2003. The business, known for its many patented innovations in steam engine technology, reached its height around the turn of the century, producing products that were sold around the world.
In 2003, the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum obtained the lease to the complex and has operated there since. The city holds an annual Soulé Live Steam Festival at the complex attracting thousands of people from around the nation.




1907 annex, which contained an assembly room upstairs and a blacksmith shop downstairs









Sunday, September 12, 2010

The Platters

It's impossible to remember our past without remembering "our" music