 The home is currently preserved by the Marion County Historical Society, and is available for public view.Reverend John Ford, an early settler of Marion County, Mississippi, built an elevated frontier-style home in 1809, 20 miles south of Columbia, Mississippi, on a parcel of land that would eventually encompass approximately 2,000 acres.Ford and his wife made their home available to travelers, most notably General Andrew Jackson who stayed in the Ford's home in 1814 in advance of his involvement in the Battle of New Orleans.