Woodville in Wilkinson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Old Cumbo Variety Store
c. 1910
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 29, 2019
1. Old Cumbo Variety Store Marker
Originally built by Rosario Flaccomio as a small grocery, cafe, and shoe shop, the business was purchased in 1928 by David Cumbo.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 31° 6.208′ N, 91° 17.909′ W. Marker is in Woodville, Mississippi, in Wilkinson County. It is on Boston Row near Bank Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 163 Boston Row, 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: Schloss-Rothschild Building (a few steps from this marker); Old Woodville Hotel (a few steps from this marker); William Grant Still (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilkinson County Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Polk's Meat Market (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Adams (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilkinson County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilkinson County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodville.
More about this marker. Located in a store front window.
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 29, 2019
2. Old Cumbo Variety Store Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
