Historical Markers in Rosedale, Mississippi

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Historical Markers in Rosedale, Mississippi

1 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Rosedale — Grace Episcopal Church —

Built in 1879, this vernacular Carpenter Gothic structure is the oldest extant church in Bolivar County. Congregation organized by 1875 under Bishop Wm. M. Green. Listed in Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m154854) HM

2 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Rosedale — 138 — Hot Tamales and the Blues —

(front) In his 1936 recording “They’re Red Hot,” bluesman Robert Johnson employed the imagery of a tamale vendor to describe a woman. Made of corn meal and meat, the tamale was a staple in the diet of Mexican migrant laborers in . . . — — Map (db m154799) HM

3 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Rosedale — Mildrette Netter —

A native of Bolivar County, Mildrette Netter was born in 1948. A graduate of West Bolivar High School, she excelled in sports, especially track and field. At Alcorn State University, she earned a track scholarship. During the 1968 Summer Olympics in . . . — — Map (db m154855) HM

4 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Rosedale — 6 — Rosedale —

(front) Rosedale was immortalized in Robert Johnson's 1937 recording Traveling Riverside Blues. In 1968, Eric Clapton's group Cream incorporated the verse "Goin' down to Rosedale" into their version of Johnson's Cross Road . . . — — Map (db m154800) HM

5 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Rosedale — Rosedale Courthouse —

Bolivar County's second brick courthouse stood here, 1889 to 1923, when foundation gave was to flood seep-water. First brick courthouse, at Prentiss, was destroyed in 1862 by Federals & later covered by Miss. waters. — — Map (db m154840) HM

6 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Rosedale — To Memorialize Bolivar County's First Two Brick Courthouses — Prentiss 1858 - 1862 • Rosedale 1889 - 1923 — Historic Marker —

The town of Prentiss and courthouse were shelled by gunboats by Federals in 1862. Ruins, buried 100 years by river sand, exposed by caving bank 1954. Later caved into the river. The Memorial was made of bricks from Prentiss Courthouse Ruins. The . . . — — Map (db m154883) HM

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