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Tidbit 4
Companies used tokens as a way to encourage people to buy their products. This brass token has writing on both sides. Good for one cake Palmolive soap free when you buy one cake. Reverse side: To dealers. This check will be redeemed at your retail price and only when conditions on the reverse side have…
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Tidbit 3
Blowing horns for hunting dogs Hunting horns arrived in America during colonial times. Although not used as much today, some hunters still practice this tradition. Dogs help hunters find their game or bring game back to them. Whether rabbit, deer, fox or coon hunting, the unique sound of theses horns alerted the dogs. They were…
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Tidbit 2
My Grandfather came into possession of this item years before I was born. At one time there was a leather strap, but that has been missing for a long time. Although not worth much, it is an interesting relic of history. Note the U.S. Emblem in the middle. This is a United States Pre-World War…
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Tidbit 1
World War I Trench Art lamp made from an artillery shell honoring the 133rd Infantry Regiment 34th Infantry Division. The base of this lamp is a 105 mm shell. These shells were commonly used by M101A1 howitzer artillery pieces in World War II. They saw action in both Europe and the Pacific. Another brass shell…
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Fort Curtis – Delta Cultural Center
The original Fort Curtis was built soon after the Union Army of the Southwest marched into Helena in 1862. This reconstructed Fort Curtis is a 3/4 scale replica of the original which allows visitors to experience an earthen fort firsthand. There are two impressive 24 pounder guns located inside the walls to give visitors an…
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Battery C – Delta Cultural Center
Battery C was one of four forts established by the Union army to protect Helena from an expected Confederate attack. That attack came on July 4, 1863 when a rebel army under Lieutenant General Theophilus Holmes consisting of about 8,000 men attacked the 4,000 man garrison at Helena under Major General Benjamin Prentiss. Helena during…
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Freedom Park – Delta Cultural Center
After crossing the Mississippi River Bridge and turning right on the way into Downtown Helena, Freedom Park is the second civil war related site you will encounter. This beautiful park is located on the site of a Civil War Contraband camp. Contraband was the name give early in the war to African Americans who…
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Ground Zero Blues Club
Any blues fan or just a fan of good food has to come see Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Opened in 2001 next to the Delta Blues Museum, it is a must stop for any trip through the Delta and the Mid South. The club is owned by Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett and…
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Abe’s Barbecue
Abe’s Barbecue is a local landmark in Clarksdale, Mississippi located at the famous Cross Roads Marker where Highway 61 and 49 meet. The Cross Roads Marker commemorates the place where Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the devil in order to play the Blues. Barbecue and Blues are big in the Mississippi Delta and…
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Blue & White Cafe
“The Blue and White Cafe has the best food in the Mid-South. Hands down.” Thats what hundreds and probably thousands of people say who are loyal customers to this former truck stop and now famous eatery. I do have to admit that I am a little slanted myself because I grew up in Tunica County…
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