Cleveland and Rosedale are both the county seat for Bolivar County
Mound Bayou is in Bolivar County
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On U.S. 278 at West Mound Bayou Drive, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 278.
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
On West Martin Luther King Jr Drive, 0.3 miles east of U.S. 278, on the right when traveling west.
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
On West Martin Luther King Jr Drive at Curtis Road, on the right when traveling west on West Martin Luther King Jr Drive.
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
On Edwards Avenue at Roosevelt Street, on the right when traveling south on Edwards Avenue.
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
On North Edwards Avenue at West Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, on the right when traveling north on North Edwards Avenue. 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
On North Edwards Avenue (State Highway 161) at West Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, on the right when traveling north on North Edwards Avenue.
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
On South West Main Avenue, 0.1 miles south of West Martin Luther King Jr Drive, on the right when traveling south.
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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
On South West Main Street at Green Street, on the right when traveling south on South West Main Street.
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
On Edwards Avenue at Roosevelt Street, on the right when traveling south on Edwards Avenue.
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
On Edwards Avenue at Roosevelt Street, on the right when traveling south on Edwards Avenue.
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
On North Edwards Avenue at East M L King Jr Drive, on the right when traveling north on North Edwards Avenue.
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
