Entries Containing All of the Phrases «sharkey county» AND «mississippi»

By Cajun Scrambler, October 5, 2020

The Story of Teddy Bears Marker

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1 ► Mississippi, Sharkey County, Rolling Fork — The Story of Teddy Bears — Did you know the Teddy Bear was named after President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt? —

On Walnut Street at Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling west on Walnut Street.

It all happened in Sharkey County! While hunting in the Mississippi Delta in 1902, President Roosevelt could not bring himself to kill a bear that had been tied up for him to shoot. He felt doing so would be unsportsmanlike. Word of this . . . — — Map (db m157613) HM

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2 ► Mississippi, Sharkey County, Rolling Fork — Sharkey County Courthouse —

On Locust Street near Elm Street, on the right when traveling south.

Sharkey County, formed in 1876, was named for Mississippi Gov. William L. Sharkey, who served in 1865. Designed by architect William Sharkey Hull, this three- story courthouse was built in 1902 and includes elements of Beaux Arts, . . . — — Map (db m157535) HM

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