[2][3] At the dawn of the 20th century, a railroad affectionately known as "the Little J" to distinguish it from the old New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railway,[4] serviced Natchez, Fayette, Lorman, Hermanville, Carlisle, Carpenter, Utica, Adams Station, Learned, Oakley, Raymond and Jackson, Mississippi.

[5] The Carpenter Methodist church, built in 1901, reflects the late Federal architecture Revival style that prevailed in Mississippi at the beginning of the 20th century.

[5] In 1990 the church yard was flanked by a massive water oak tree that measured 20 feet in circumference.

The Baptist church, built in 1903, features a rose window that is also typical of the late Federal style.

Several water oak trees, each 15 feet in circumference, once enfolded the church, but are no longer standing due to bad weather and storms.