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Highlands Historic District is a historic district in Meridian, Mississippi that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 1987.[2] The district is rectangular, bounded by 34th Ave and 19th St to the northeast and by 36th Ave and 15th St to the southwest.[2] It was originally known as Missouri Ridge because Union soldiers, primarily from Missouri, camped in the area and were engaged in the Battle of Meridian during the Civil War. The district grew from the advent of Meridian's light rail streetcar system in 1883. The streetcar line began on 8th Street, continued up 34th Avenue, then turned west between 19th and 20th Streets and continued into Highland Park, just outside the district. This streetcar line provided transportation that allowed the area to develop.[3]
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