Woodville in Wilkinson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Sam Rosso Building
c. 1900
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 30, 2019
1. Sam Rosso Building Marker
Built by enterprising businessman Salvatore Rosso as a popular restaurant. His family later established a grocery and meat market here.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 31° 6.239′ N, 91° 17.986′ W. Marker is in Woodville, Mississippi, in Wilkinson County. It is on Main Street (State Highway 24) east of First West Street South, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodville MS 39669, 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, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 New Spain, 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: Gustav Wettlin Building (a few steps from this marker); Planters Hardware Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Woodville Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilkinson County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Bank of Woodville (within shouting distance of this marker); Woodville (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilkinson County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Beaumont House Site (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodville.
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 30, 2019
2. Sam Rosso Building Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 291 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 9, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
