On Levee Street north of Clay Street, on the right when traveling south.
On November 12, 1902, the Washington Post reported that President Theodore Roosevelt was headed to Smedes, Mississippi, 25 miles north of Vicksburg, for a 4-day bear hunt. The article said the president "did not anticipate the pleasure of killing a . . . — — Map (db m105436) HM
On U.S. 61 at State Route 1, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 61. Reported missing.
Pres. Theodore Roosevelt came to Smedes, 2 mi. S, in 1902 to hunt. On Nov. 14, Roosevelt refused to shoot a captive bear. Cartoons of the event are thought to have led to the creation of the "Teddy Bear." — — Map (db m80119) HM
