Named for Lake Como, Italy. First settled in 1832 by George Tait. Moved in 1857 to Tait property near railroad. Called Como Depot until 1906. Birthplace of Stark Young, famous author. — — Map (db m102670) HM
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Fred McDowell, a seminal figure in Mississippi hill country blues, was one of the most vibrant performers of the 1960s blues revival. McDowell (c. 1906-1972) was a sharecropper and local entertainer in 1959 when he made his first . . . — — Map (db m102873) HM
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Napolian Strickland (1924-2001) was one of Mississippi's most gifted musicians in the fife and drum and country blues traditions. A lifelong resident of the Como-Senatobia area, Strickland excelled on the homemade cane fife and . . . — — Map (db m102874) HM
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The African American fife and drum tradition in north Mississippi stretches back to the 1800s and is often noted for its similarities to African music. Its best known exponent, Otha (or Othar) Turner (c. 1908-2003), presided over . . . — — Map (db m102872) HM
Young was born October 11, 1881, in Como. In 1897, two years after
his family moved to Oxford, Mississippi, he enrolled at the University of
Mississippi. He would receive his B.A. there in 1901, and an M.A.
degree from Columbia University in New . . . — — Map (db m235142) HM
Como Mississippi-born Stark Young contributed to
the literary legacy of the 20th century – as a dramŕ
critic, novelist, playwright and poet. An accomplished
artist educator and often called the greatest drama
critic in the history of the . . . — — Map (db m235154) HM