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

By Phillip Knecht, July 1, 2015

Hill Country Blues Marker

RANKED BY RELEVANCE

1 ► Mississippi, Marshall County, Holly Springs — 45 — Hill Country Blues — Mississippi Blues Trail —

On East College Avenue at North Center Street, on the right when traveling west on East College Avenue.

(side 1) Although Delta blues often claims the spotlight, other styles of the blues were produced in other regions of Mississippi. In the greater Holly Springs area, musicians developed a "hill county" blues style characterized by few chord . . . — — Map (db m84875) HM

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2 ► Mississippi, Tate County, Senatobia — 199 — Sid Hemphill — Mississippi Blues Trail —

On Center Street south of West Tate Street, on the right when traveling north.

Sid Hemphill (1878-1961) was the most storied African-American musician in the Mississippi hills in the early decades of the 20th century, a multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, bandleader and instrument maker whose music largely predated the . . . — — Map (db m174073) HM

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3 ► Mississippi, Panola County, Batesville — Archeology — Batesville Mounds —

On State Highway 35 south of Corporate Drive, on the right when traveling south.

History Of Investigation: 1926: First definitive of the Batesville Mounds site was made by Calvin Brown in his book, Archaeology of Mississippi, after his 1906 and 1919 expeditions to the site. 1950: William Haag identified . . . — — Map (db m296185) HM

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4 ► Mississippi, Panola County, Sardis — Andrew Johnson (Anders Jönssen) — Architect — February 18, 1844 - July 29, 1921 —

On East McLaurin Street at Franklin Street, on the left when traveling east on East McLaurin Street.

Andrew Johnson, architect, is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places for 21 of the homes and buildings he built in North Mississippi from 1870-1910. His nomination states that his designs "initiated a movement, which completely . . . — — Map (db m259129) HM

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5 ► Florida, Alachua County, Gainesville — Leigh Hall — University of Florida —

On Buckman Drive 0.1 miles north of Union Road, on the right when traveling north.

Chemistry classes first met in Thomas Hall and then in Keene/Flint Hall (Science Hall). With growing enrollment, more classroom and laboratory space was needed. Construction began in 1925 for a new building for chemistry and pharmacy. It opened . . . — — Map (db m151072) HM

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6 ► Oklahoma, Greer County, Mangum — Caledonia Armstrong Trench / Marion Ernest Copelin —

On West Jefferson Street at S Commerce Alley, on the left when traveling west on West Jefferson Street.

Caledonia Armstrong Trench Caledonia Armstrong, daughter of Martha Jane Isbell and George Armstrong, was born May 28, 1876, in Panola County, Mississippi. She married Daniel MacKay Trench in Waelder, Texas. They settled in Old Greer County in, . . . — — Map (db m289611) HM

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7 ► Mississippi, Choctaw County, Weir — 160 — Choctaw County Blues — Mississippi Blues Trail —

On Main Street at Front Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.

Choctaw County’s blues history is distinguished by the accomplishments of two artists in particular, both of them singers, songwriters, and guitarists; Levester “Big Lucky” Carter, who was born in Weir and raised on his family’s farm in French Camp, . . . — — Map (db m205436) HM

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    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.

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