Historical Markers in Mound Bayou, Mississippi

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Historical Markers in Mound Bayou, Mississippi

1 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Mound Bayou — AKA Mobile Health Project —

From 1935 to 1942, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority established mobile health clinics to provide medical care to black people in the Delta. Dr. Dorothy Ferebee, a member of the sorority, was the project's director. Primarily based in Mound Bayou, the . . . — — Map (db m89762) HM

2 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Mound Bayou — AKA Mobile Health Project —

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. sponsored its first mobile health initiative, the Mississippi Health Project from 1935 - 1942. Dr. Dorothy Ferebee, a member of the sorority, was the project director. Ida Jackson was the . . . — — Map (db m90149) HM

3 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Mound Bayou — Delta Health Center — 1967 —

First rural community health center in the United States Opened by Tufts University as Tufts Delta Health Center Third health care facility in Mound Bayou Serves as a much needed health resource for the poor and . . . — — Map (db m90509) HM

4 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Mound Bayou — Friendship Clinic — 1948 —

United Order of Friendship of America opened Friendship Clinic under the leadership of Dr. T. R. M. Howard Second medical facility in Mound Bayou Renamed Sarah Brown Hospital Renamed Mound Bayou Community Hospital . . . — — Map (db m90501) HM

5 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Mound Bayou — Mound Bayou — Reported permanently removed

Largest U.S. Negro town; settled July 12, 1887 by ex-slaves of Joe Davis, who conceived idea before Civil War: Isaiah T. Montgomery (member of 1890 state convention) & his cousin, Benjamin T. Green. — — Map (db m89761) HM

6 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Mound Bayou — Mound Bayou —

Former slaves Isaiah T. Montgomery and Benjamin T. Green founded Mound Bayou on July 12, 1887, as a cooperative, self-governed African American community. They purchased land from the Louisville, New Orleans, and Texas Railroad Company. Incorporated . . . — — Map (db m162022) HM

7 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Mound Bayou — 161 — Mound Bayou Blues —

Front Music has been one of the many facets of African American culture proudly nurtured by the community of Mound Bayou, ranging from blues and R&B in cafes, lounges, and juke joints to musical programs in schools, studios, and . . . — — Map (db m90065) HM

8 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Mound Bayou — Newton (Keys) Hotel Site —

First hotel built in the Village of Mound Bayou "In the matter of sanitary surroundings, in the way of rooming arrangements, and culinary excellence with the matter of dining, the service at the Newton Hotel will satisfy the mostly . . . — — Map (db m90470) HM

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9 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Mound Bayou — Site of Mound Bayou Oil Mill & Manufacturing Company — (Cottonseed Oil) — 1912 —

Organized by Charles Bank Building dedication led by Booker T. Washington More than 15,000 attended dedicatory event Constructing Architect: Thomas W. Cook Construction Foreman: W. H. Cook — — Map (db m90504) HM

10 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Mound Bayou — 8 — T.R.M. Howard — Mississippi Freedom Trail —

Mound Bayou businessman and physician Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard (1908-1976) founded and led Mississippi's pre-eminent civil rights organization in the 1950s, the Regional Council of Negro Leadership. A charismatic speaker and mentor to . . . — — Map (db m90148) HM

11 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Mound Bayou — Taborian Hospital — 1942 —

International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor, Inc. opened Taborian Hospital under the leadership of P. M. Smith Second oldest hospital for Blacks in Mississippi First hospital in Mound Bayou Placed on the . . . — — Map (db m90467) HM

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