Here are several pictures I took of the opening session of the House of Representatives January 6, 2009.
This was the first time in 107 years that the House opened in the Old Capitol.
Rep. Wanda Jennings looking from
balcony
The Associate Pastor of Galloway
Methodist Church opens session. Galloway, we were told, was the only
permanent church in the city at the time. I was surprised to learn only
900 people lived in Jackson in 1839 when the Old Capitol opened.
Color Guard
Rep. Bryant Clark leads in Pledge
Standing for pledge
A look at the room
A look at the decor
The Podium
Rules Committee Chairman gives a
history of the Capitol which included the history of dueling in the early days
of the territory and state. Cindy Gardner of the Archives and
History Staff displays the pistols.
Jefferson Davis's dueling pistols.
Captured by the Yankees, returned to the family, sold to a collector, and
finally purchased by the Capitol Museum in the 1970's I believe