Near Grenada in Grenada County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Grenada Dam

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 31, 2023

1. Grenada Dam Marker

Inscription. The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 affected an area of 27,000 square miles. More than 130,000 homes were lost and 700,000 people were displaced. Congress took action, passing the Flood Control Act of 1936. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers started work on the Grenada Dam in 1947, and the dam became operational in 1954 at a cost of $32 million. At its summertime height, Grenada Lake is the largest body of water in Mississippi, with 35,820 surface acres of water.

Erected 2017 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.

Location. 33° 48.438′ N, 89° 46.252′ W. Marker is near Grenada, Mississippi, in Grenada County. It is on Scenic Mississippi Route 333 0.1 miles north of Grenada Lake Visitor's Center, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2088 MS-333 Scenic Loop, Grenada MS 38901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Confederate Fort (approx. 1.3 miles away); Grenada Airport Hangar

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); J. Augustine Signaigo (approx. 2.3 miles away); Grenada Depot (approx. 2.3 miles away); Grenada Blues (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named J. Augustine Signaigo (approx. 2.4 miles away); Belle Flower M.B. Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Edward C. Walthall (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grenada.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Grenada County Confederate Monument (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 31, 2023

2. Grenada Dam Marker

Grenada Dam Intake Structure image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 31, 2023

3. Grenada Dam Intake Structure

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 586 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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