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Dubbs. Tunica County
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 name came from the hickory tree. Children in the community called the twin nuts produced by the hickory trees dubbs, so the people decided to…
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Maud. Tunica County
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 in 1899. When it was found that there was already a post office called Busby, the place name was changed to Maud. Maud was named…
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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 English home in England. It had hand hewn timbers in the sun parlor and entrance that led to the living room. The home was beautiful…
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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 eating place on the first floor. The club was built on the Yazoo Pass and faced Moon Lake. Members would come up on the weekend…
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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 on the verge of World War II. Many of the young men who are pictured in the school annual would serve in that conflict.
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Coahoma Invincibles: Company B, 11th Mississippi
The Coahoma Invincibles were organized in Friars Point in Coahoma County, Mississippi. Their officers were Captain Samuel N. Delany, First Lieutenant L.D. Suddoth, Second Lieutenant Tidinee L. Johnson, and Third Lieutenant John F. Cox. Samuel N. Delany listed his profession as lawyer; Lt. Johnson was a farmer; and John F. Cox was a lawyer. Among…
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The Union Army Marches into Helena
In 1862, the Union Army under General Samuel Curtis marched into Helena, Arkansas> They would remain until 1866. Thousands of African Americans would flee to Helena because they knew freedom was there. The Battle of Helena took place on July 4, 1863. Helena was the starting point for the Yazoo Pass Expedition in an attempt…
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Thomas S. Hindman House
Thomas S. Hindman was a wealthy citizen who lived in Helena and rose to the rank of General in the Civil War. His home was taken over when the Union Army marched into Helena and became a Federal Headquarters. He briefly lived in Mexico after the war ended before returning to Arkansas. He is buried…
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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 City, burned this morning near Commerce, Mississippi 40 miles south of this city. She was en route to Memphis and had about 200 people aboard,…
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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 a frontage of about sixty five miles on the Mississippi River, steamboats are a big part of her history. As many our older citizens recall…
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