Way is an
unincorporated community
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located in
Madison County,
Mississippi
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. Way is approximately north of
Canton on Way Road.
Way is located within the
Jackson
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Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Way is located on the
Grenada Railroad. A post office operated under the name Way's Bluff from 1858 to 1895 and under the name Way from 1895 to 1968.
In 1900, the community had a population of 36.
The Allison's Wells Hotel—described as a stately structure with a large ballroom—was located in Way. In 1948, the Mississippi Art Colony was organized at the hotel. The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1963.
Camp Bratton-Green and the Gray Center, both part of the Episcopal diocese, are located in Way, Mississippi.
References
www.graycenter.org
Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Mississippi
Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
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