Dubbs, Mississippi
Dubbs was founded in 1873 and first known as Slab town. Slab town drew it’s name because the buildings were made of slabs from the nearby saw mills. The new…
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Maud, Mississippi
Maud was a flag stop on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad about 8 miles south of Tunica. It was originally called Busby when a post office was located there…
Dr. Johnson’s Home
Dr. and Miss Hal Glenn Johnson of Dundee built their home in the Old English rambling type architecture. It was built of Klinker brick and is copied form an Old…
Uncle Henrys
In 1926, the Clarksdale Elks Club built a large two story lodge on Moon Lake. There were rooms for people to stay on the second floor and a kitchen and…
Lula Rich School Annual 1941
Lula Rich School had a long and rich history. Children from Lula, Rich, northern Coahoma county, and southern Tunica County attended it. This annual is special in that it was…
The Burning of the Kate Adams 1
Taken from the St. Paul Daily Globe on December 24, 1888 Memphis, TN December 23: The elegant passenger steamer Kate Adams, running as a semi-weekly packet, between Memphis and Arkansas…
The Glory of the Past, Steam Boat Day
Taken from the Historical Records Project #2224, Mrs. Hattie Johnson, Mrs. Louise Richards, Mrs E.H. Craves: circa 1939, I have added in some additions and corrections. Since Tunica County has…
William Thomas Townsend, jr. of Rich
Sometime after the Civil War, Captain Joseph Franklin Townsend and Colonel Hemingway bought a plantation overlooking the Yazoo Pass which they named “Bonita.” Using convict labor, the men cultivated Bonita…
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