Philadelphia
Designated Community since 2000
Philadelphia Main Street
Tim Moore, Director
Contact Information
256 W. Beacon Street
Philadelphia, MS 39350
Phone 1: 601.656.1000
Fax: 601.656.1066
Mission Statement
The mission of the Philadelphia Main Street Association is to support and educate the merchants and the citizens of Philadelphia while working to develop, enhance and revitalize our downtown business district, making it a community hub that serves our city and county.
About Philadelphia
Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi. Philadelphia is incorporated as a municipality; it was given its current name in 1903, two years before the railroad brought new opportunities and prosperity to the town. The history of the town and its influences- social, political and economic- can be seen in the many points of interest within and beyond the city limits. These range from the large ceremonial Indian mound and cave at Nanih Waiya, built about 1700 years ago and sacred to the Choctaw; to the still thriving Williams Brothers Store, a true old-fashioned general store founded in 1907 and featured in National Geographic in 1939 as a source of anything from needles to horse collars, and still offering everything from bridles, butter and boots to flour, feed and fashion. Philadelphia is known as the fair city with the area's biggest attractions: the Neshoba County Fair and the Choctaw Indian Fair.
Annual Events
- Ham Jam Festival
- Black Rodeo
- Christmas Parade
- Neshoba County Fair
- Choctaw Indian Fair
