When Colonel Caleb Taylor left Kentucky in the mid 1800’s and came to the rolling hills of what is now Morton, Mississippi, he was looking for a home. He viewed rich forests, the varied landscape inhabited by the Choctaw Indians for centuries. He envisioned the promised land, and here he built his home.

Gradually the landscape changed, and a settlement called Greenbush grew up. After 1858, when the Meridian to Vicksburg railroad line was completed, Greenbush developed into a thriving community. Railroad people moved to town, small business followed. Then professionals and laborers made this town home.

After the coming of the railroad, Colonel Taylor changed the town’s name to Morton, in honor of his wife, Alice Morton Taylor. The outlook for progress accompanied the advent of the railroad, which brought Morton into the mainstream of trade routes.

In the second half of the nineteenth century, the promise of progress was delayed. The Civil War brought destruction and debt to Morton, and the post-war years brought fire and crop failure. But the people of Morton never gave up. They worked when there was a job to do, rebuild wherever there was loss, and the character of the town emerged.

Now, many decades since Colonel Taylor first walked through the virgin forest, Morton is a thriving, progressive community. Abundant natural resources and a strong work ethic support Morton’s industries, producing everything from poultry to automotive suppliers. But the people of Morton are untainted by this progress. Life here is still uncomplicated, and the air is clean. This community works hard, dreams big, and respects itself. Here is the place to make home.