Brookhaven in Lincoln County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Coffee Pot Inn

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 12, 2018

1. Coffee Pot Inn Marker

Inscription.
Constructed in 1931 by James J. Carruth and his wife, the two-story stucco Coffee Pot Inn was Brookhavens's first drive-in restaurant. The building also served as the Carruth family home and as a Greyhound bus stop in 1933. In 1936, Eddie Hinnant played a piano on top of the building nonstop in an attempt to break his record of 110 consecutive hours. Due to the large metal coffee pot on top of the building, the Coffee Pot Inn in considered a local landmark.

Erected 2015 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings.

Location. 31° 34.093′ N, 90° 26.683′ W. Marker is in Brookhaven, Mississippi, in Lincoln County. It is on South First Street (State Highway 583) near Manson Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brookhaven MS 39601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South

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specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. Albert L. Lott (approx. 0.2 miles away); Murder of Lamar Smith (approx. 0.6 miles away); Original King's Daughters Hospital (approx. 0.6 miles away); Brookhaven Light Artillery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Brookhaven Blues: A Tribute (approx. 0.7 miles away); Temple B'nai Sholom (approx. 0.7 miles away); Brookhaven (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lampton Auditorium (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brookhaven.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 12, 2018

2. Coffee Pot Inn Marker

Coffee Pot Inn image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, January 8, 2009

3. Coffee Pot Inn

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,556 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 17, 2018.