Mound Bayou in Bolivar County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Mound Bayou
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, November 19, 2020
1. Mound Bayou Marker
Inscription.
Mound Bayou. . Former slaves Isaiah T. Montgomery and Benjamin T. Green founded Mound Bayou on July 12, 1887, as a cooperative, self-governed African American community. They purchased land from the Louisville, New Orleans, and Texas Railroad Company. Incorporated in 1898, Mound Bayou, at its height, had numerous private businesses and public institutions, including a high school and two hospitals. Education and health care were provided for residents of Mound Bayou, as well as for African Americans across the Mississippi Delta.
Former slaves Isaiah T. Montgomery and Benjamin T. Green founded Mound Bayou on July 12, 1887, as a cooperative, self-governed African American community. They purchased land from the Louisville, New Orleans, and Texas Railroad Company. Incorporated in 1898, Mound Bayou, at its height, had numerous private businesses and public institutions, including a high school and two hospitals. Education and health care were provided for residents of Mound Bayou, as well as for African Americans across the Mississippi Delta.
Erected 2017 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Location. 33° 52.805′ N, 90° 43.652′ W. Marker is in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, in Bolivar County. Marker is at the intersection of North Edwards Avenue (State Highway 161) and West Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, on the right when traveling north on North Edwards Avenue. Marker is in front of one of the former hospitals mentioned on the marker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 North Edwards Avenue, Mound Bayou MS 38762, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Mound Bayou Marker looking north on Edwards Avenue
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 331 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
