[6] The Lenoir Plantation is located outside of Prairie and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The home was the site of a skirmish between Union Army soldiers under the command of George E. Waring Jr. and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.

Up to 10,000 workers—mostly women—were employed at the plant, which manufactured 20, 40, 57, and 67 millimeter shells, rocket launchers, 100-pound bombs and naval tracer ammunition.

[8] During World War II, the ordnance plant was the second-largest employer in the state, behind the Ingalls Shipyard.

Mississippi State University runs an experimental cattle ranch on part of the former plant, while the rest lies in ruins.