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Historical Markers in Benton
Yazoo City is the county seat for Yazoo County
Benton is in Yazoo County
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1 ► Mississippi, Yazoo County, Benton — Benton —  |
| Yazoo County seat, 1829-50. Settled by Win. Y. Gadberry, 1828, first court being held in his log home. Chartered, 1836. Nearby Cedar Grove Plantation was home of Col. John Sharp & of famed Sen. John Sharp Williams. — — Map (db m213933) HM | |||
| 2 ► Mississippi, Yazoo County, Benton — Civil Rights March — |
| In June 1966 a march for voting rights, en route from Yazoo City to Jackson, camped here while passing through Benton. The marchers, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., were provided food and water by members of the Oak Grove A.M.E. Church and by . . . — — Map (db m213932) HM | |||