Mound Bayou in Bolivar County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Delta Health Center
1967
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015
1. Delta Health Center Marker
in the United States
Opened by Tufts University
as Tufts Delta Health Center
Third health care facility in Mound Bayou
Serves as a much needed health resource for the
poor and disenfranchised in the Mississippi Delta
Erected 2012 by Historic Mound Bayou Foundation & AARP.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine.
Location. 33° 52.784′ N, 90° 44.284′ W. Marker is in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, in Bolivar County. Marker is at the intersection of West Martin Luther King Jr Drive and Curtis Road, on the right when traveling west on West Martin Luther King Jr Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 702 West Martin Luther King Jr Drive, Mound Bayou MS 38762, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. AKA Mobile Health Project (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named AKA Mobile Health Project (approx. ¼ mile away); Mound Bayou Blues (approx. half a mile away); Newton (Keys) Hotel Site (approx. half a mile away); T.R.M. Howard (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Mound Bayou Oil Mill & Manufacturing Company
this page online
More about this marker. Part of the Mound Bayou's Heritage Walking Trail.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015
2. Marker in front of Delta Health Center
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015
3. Current Delta Health Center sign.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 442 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 11, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
