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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Sunflower County, Mississippi
Adjacent to Sunflower County, Mississippi
▶ Bolivar County (42) ▶ Coahoma County (29) ▶ Humphreys County (7) ▶ Leflore County (26) ▶ Tallahatchie County (10) ▶ Washington County (70)
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| On Mississippi Route 8 at Lusk Road, on the right when traveling west on State Route 8. |
| | Established by Will Dockery in 1895 and operated 1937-1982 by Joe Rice Dockery. Included a post office, commissary, and cotton gin. The plantation once employed Charley Patton, a legendary blues musician, who inspired such greats as Muddy Waters, . . . — — Map (db m160394) HM |
| On Front Avenue at Second Street, on the left when traveling south on Front Avenue. |
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Albert King (1923-1992), who was billed as "King of the Blues Guitar," was famed for his powerful string-bending style as well as for his soulful, smoky vocals. King often said he was born in Indianola and was a half-brother of B. B. King, . . . — — Map (db m77319) HM |
| On Church Street at Mill Street, on the right when traveling north on Church Street. |
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Church Street catered to every need of the African American community during the segregation era, when most area residents worked in the cotton fields during the week and came to town on weekends. Church Street (also designated . . . — — Map (db m77308) HM |
| On Hannah Avenue at Clay Street, on the right when traveling south on Hannah Avenue. |
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Club Ebony, one of the South’s most important African American nightclubs, was built just after the end of World War II by Indianola entrepreneur Johnny Jones (1907-1950). Under Jones and successive owners, the club showcased Ray . . . — — Map (db m77307) HM |
| On Second Street at Court Avenue on Second Street. |
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On the steps of the Sunflower County Courthouse, Fannie Lou Hamer, a former cotton picker, sharecropper, and voting and civil rights activist stood in protest of voter suppression in the state of Mississippi throughout the United States.
On . . . — — Map (db m157674) HM |
| On Jefferson Street 0.1 miles east of Hanna Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
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A building at this site serving as a Freedom School and headquarters for Civil Rights workers was firebombed and destroyed on March 5, 1965. The building, originally a Baptist school, had been donated to the Council of Federated Organizations . . . — — Map (db m77314) HM |
| On Church Street at Coates Street, on the right when traveling north on Church Street. |
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A store located at this site was owned and operated until 1988 by Oscar and Alice Giles, who were active in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the local Civil Rights movement. The store was firebombed on May 1, 1965, and heavily . . . — — Map (db m77315) HM |
| On Front Street Extension at Byas Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street Extension. |
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At this site was the home of Irene Magruder (1898-1973), who was the first African American in Indianola to open her home to Civil Rights workers during Freedom Summer of 1964. Her efforts greatly influenced the Civil Rights movement in . . . — — Map (db m77317) HM |
| On Church Avenue at Second Street, on the left when traveling north on Church Avenue. |
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It was on this corner, when B.B. was just a young man of 17, that locals first heard the musician destined to become the "King of the Blues".
On June 6, 1980, B.B. King placed his handprints and signature in the walk. — — Map (db m77321) HM |
| On Faisonia Avenue 0.1 miles south of U.S. 82, on the left when traveling south. |
| | On this site was the home of Wayne and Minnie Cox. In 1888, Wayne Cox was elected alderman, the first African American to hold that post in Indianola. Appointed by President Benjamin Harrison in 1891, Minnie Cox is the nation's first known African . . . — — Map (db m77322) HM |
| On Third Street at West Grand Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Third Street. |
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Named by Mrs. W. McInnis, 1899. Incorp. a village, March 5, 1904. Proclaimed a town, July 31, 1914. Tornado of February 21, 1971, affected 79 percent of buildings and left 214 casualties. — — Map (db m77159) HM |
| On East Grand Avenue 0.1 miles north of 2nd Street. |
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Little Milton Campbell, one of the world’s leading performers of blues and soul music for several decades, was born on the George Bowles plantation about two miles southwest of this site on September 7, 1933. Acclaimed as both a . . . — — Map (db m77276) HM |
| On West Delta Avenue at North Southern Avenue, on the left when traveling south on West Delta Avenue. |
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At the start of the twentieth century, the rail crossing once located nearby was an important land transportation point. The junction of the Southern Railroad and the Yazoo Delta Railroad (the “Yellow Dog”) was established in 1897. . . . — — Map (db m77207) HM |
| On West Delta Avenue at Washington Street, on the left when traveling south on West Delta Avenue. |
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John Bright “Johnny” Russell (1940-2001) was born and raised in Moorhead and went on to become a star of the Grand Ole Opry and a popular country recording artist, with such hits as “Catfish John” and . . . — — Map (db m77168) HM |
| On West Floyce Street at North Front Street, on the left when traveling west on West Floyce Street. |
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For many decades this block of Front Street,
known locally as “Greasy Street," was the
center of commercial activity for African
Americans in the Ruleville area. On Saturday
nights Greasy Street was packed with . . . — — Map (db m160403) HM |
| On North Front Street north of West Floyce Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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Born James A. Lane at Dougherty Bayou just
west of Ruleville, guitarist and vocalist Jimmy
Rogers (1924-1997) played a pioneering role in
the post-World War II Chicago blues scene. A
member of Muddy Waters first band in . . . — — Map (db m160405) HM |
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