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Article: Where in Mississippi is ... Paris?(Small-Town Spotlight)
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- Mississippi Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 2003
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The city of Paris, France, is well-known as a breeding ground for great artistes. The tiny town of Paris, Mississippi, is slightly lesser known, perhaps, but still acknowledged as the birthplace and childhood home of one of the state's most beloved painters. In fact, Theora Hamblett was so inspired by her surroundings here that many of her paintings draw on those early memories of a quiet town where people led simple, honest lives.
Located in southeastern Lafayette County, Paris was reportedly first settled in 1836. One of its earliest settlers was Dr. William Lemuel Paris, who built the first home here, according to Hometown Mississippi by Jim Brieger. Dr. Paris ...