CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF WEST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION INC

JACKSON, TN

Cindy and Me at Christmas Tree Farm, Credit: Spherical Bull

The Children’s Museum of West Tennessee Foundation Inc. in Jackson, TN, is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a fun, educational and safe environment for children to explore, discover and learn. The museum offers a variety of hands-on activities and interactive exhibits that inspire creativity and learning. The museum’s permanent exhibits include a medical center, a dinosaur exhibit, a science center, a nature center, an art center, a music center and a creative workshop. The museum also offers a variety of special events, field trips, camps and educational programs for children.

The museum is located in the heart of downtown Jackson and is open to the public Monday through Saturday from 9am to 5pm. Admission is free for children under the age of three, and discounted admission is available for children ages three to twelve. The Children’s Museum of West Tennessee Foundation Inc. also offers scholarships for members of the community who are unable to pay for admission.

The Children’s Museum of West Tennessee Foundation Inc. is supported by donations from individuals, businesses and foundations. The museum is also supported by grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. The museum’s mission is to provide a stimulating and educational environment that encourages learning and discovery through play.

CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF WEST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION INC is a Children's Museum in JACKSON TN. US MID #8404700495

The museum is classed as CMU (Children's Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 89,683 from tax period 201106 (YYYYMM).

61st US Colored Infantry Regiment Historic Marker (Jackson, Tennessee) Historical marker for the 61st US Colored Infantry Regiment on the Madison County Courthouse grounds in Jackson, Tennessee (Tennessee Historical Commission Marker Number 4D 62). The plaque states:

Front - &quot;61st US Colored Infantry Regiment June 1862 - In June 1862 the Union Army established a headquarters in Jackson. The provost marshal's office located at the court house was the recruiting station for the Union Army. In May 1863, during the Civil War, over 100 African American men from Madison County joined the Union Army to help establish the United States Colored Troops authorized by the War Department's General Order 143 on May 23, 1863. Enough men enlisted to form Companies A &amp; B of the 6lst Regiment U. S. Colored Infantry Regiment.&quot;

Back - &quot;61st US Colored Infantry Regiment June 1862 - Originally known as the 2nd U.S. Infantry Volunteers (African Descent), in December 1863, at the Battle of Moscow, Tennessee, the 61st was one of the first Tennessee USCT units to see combat in the Civil War. Its men saw service in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. During its service the regiment lost one officer; thirty-seven men were killed and mortally wounded; and two officers and 316 enlisted men succumbed to disease. The 6lst mustered out of active duty on December 26, 1865, after which some became a part of the regular US Army.&quot;

Lynching in Madison County and Lynching in America Historic Marker (Jackson, Tennessee) Historical marker about lynching in American and in Madison County on the courthouse grounds in Jackson, Tennessee. The plaque states:

&quot;Lynching in America - Thousands of African Americans were victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between the Civil War and World War II. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism used to intimidate black people and enforce racial hierarchy and segregation. Lynching was most prevalent in the South. After the Civil War, violent resistance to equal rights for African Americans and an ideology of white supremacy led to fatal violence against black women, men and children accused of violating social customs, engaging in interracial relationships, or crimes. Community leaders who spoke out against this racial terror were themselves often targeted by violent mobs. Lynching became the most public and notorious form of racial terror and subordination directed at black people and was frequently tolerated or even supported by law enforcement and elected officials. Though terror lynching generally took place in communities with functioning criminal justice systems, lynching victims were denied due process, often based on mere accusations, and pulled from jails or delivered to mobs by law officers legally required to protect them. Millions of African Americans fled the South to escape the climate of terror and trauma created by these acts of violence. Of the more than 237 documented racial terror lynchings that took place in Tennessee between 1877 and 1950, at least three took place in Madison County. &quot;

&quot;Lynching in Madison County - Between 1877 and 1950, there were at least 237 lynchings in the state of Tennessee. These were acts of terrorism against the African American community. In Madison County on August 16, 1886, Eliza Woods, a black domestic worker, was accused of poisoning her white employer. That night, a mob stormed the jail, dragged Ms. Woods to the courthouse and ripped her clothes off. Although Ms. Woods declared her innocence, she was hanged from a tree and her body riddled with bullets. Ida B. Wells, who would become a leading anti-lynching crusader, protested the lynching of Eliza Woods many times in her writing. Five years later, John Brown and three other African Americans were passengers on an Illinois Central Railroad train. News reports accused Mr. Brown of severely injuring the switchman. Mr. Brown was arrested and at midnight on July 26, 1891, was forcibly taken from the jail by a mob of 500 masked men armed with rifles and lynched in the courthouse yard. Neither Eliza Woods or John Brown received due process for their alleged crimes and were killed by mobs who never faced prosecution for their lynchings.&quot;

UDC Flower Urn (Jackson, Tennessee) Historic 1905 UDC cast iron flower urn on the grounds of the Madison County Courthouse in Jackson, Tennessee.

World War I Memorial Fountain (Jackson, Tennessee) Historic 1922 World War I Memorial Fountain on the grounds of the Madison County Courthouse in Jackson, Tennessee. The memorial fountain was added on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as a contributing resource to the Madison County Courthouse listing (NRHP No. 95000342).

Madison County Confederate Monument (Jackson, Tennessee) Historic 1888 Confederate Monument on the grounds of the Madison County Courthouse in Jackson, Tennessee.

The monument was added on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as a contributing resource to the Madison County Courthouse listing (NRHP No. 95000342).

Contact CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF WEST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION INC

CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF WEST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION INC
305 E COLLEGE ST
JACKSON
TN
38301-6215

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MID #	8404700495
Name	CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF WEST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION INC
Alternate Name
Classification	Children's Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	621746125
NTEECC	A52
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201106
INCOME	91,313
REVENUE	89,683
LAT/LONG	35.615858, -88.816673
CODES	FIPS State Code: 47 FIPS County Code: 113 US Census Tract: 000800 US Census Block: 2006