John S. Hurt (1893-1966) was a
pioneer blues and folk guitarist.
Self-taught, Hurt rarely left his
home at Avalon, where he worked
as a farmer. Although he recorded
several songs in 1928, including
"Avalon Blues" and "Frankie,
he lived in . . . — — Map (db m160396) HM
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World-renowned master of the acoustic guitar John Hurt, an important figure in the 1960s folk blues revival, spent most of his life doing farm work around Avalon in Carroll County and performing for parties and local gatherings. . . . — — Map (db m160397) HM
Home of James Z. George & Hernando D. Money. Friends and neighbors; buried here in Evergreen Cemetery. Both statesmen served long in public life as lawyers, jurists, and U.S. senators. — — Map (db m170284) HM
Born in Carrollton in 1921, Elizabeth Spencer aspired to be a writer
early on. After receiving encouragement from writer Eudora Welty,
whom she met while attending Belhaven College in Jackson, Spencer
obtained a master's degree from Vanderbilt . . . — — Map (db m170313) HM
Northwest 9 miles is site of plantation mansion of Greenwood Leflore, chief
of Choctaws, statesman and planter. Home burned, 1942. His grave is near the site. — — Map (db m170285) HM
Blending blues and old-time dance tunes,
fiddler William T. Narmour (1889-1961) and
guitarist Shellie W. Smith (1895-1968) became an
influential duo with forty-eight recordings for
Okeh and Bluebird records from 1928 to 1934 that
often . . . — — Map (db m170375) HM
The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States of America. Sgt. Pittman earned this medal by his actions in Korea on 26 . . . — — Map (db m62805) WM
The Carroll County Tabernacle
was established in 1922 when
T.N. Bloodworth donated nearly
two acres of land to organize a
Methodist revival meeting place.
Funds were raised in 1929 to
erect a meeting place that could
seat 1.000 attendees. The . . . — — Map (db m170283) HM
The Applewhite Cemetery, dating
from before the Civil War, was
established by James Applewhite
(1792-1872), a Methodist minister.
Included among the burials here,
the earliest of which is 1856,
are veterans of the War of 1812,
Civil War, and . . . — — Map (db m219768) HM
E. 150 ft. Organized at Old Shongalo, 1mi. W., by Clinton Presbytery, Aug. 29, 1835. Rev. A.C. Dickerson was first minister. Present structure completed 1875. Upper story built and used by Masons. — — Map (db m179027) HM
