Tag: Coahoma County
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Rich Saturday Night
Rich, Mississippi is a small community in northern Coahoma county with a population of less than fifty souls. There isn’t a store or post office and really not much of a town. It lies on the banks of the Yazoo Pass which was made famous during the Civil War in one of Grant’s failed attempts…
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Friars Point: A Prosperous Little Town 1889
On May 28, 1889 the Memphis Daily Appeal published a story about the county seat of Coahoma County. This snapshot from history survives today but most people have never had a chance to read it. Hopefully you will enjoy this little story of Delta history. Friars Point, Mississippi May 29, 1889 This prosperous little town…
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Story of a Delta Merchant Family
My family came to Lula around 1940 and started a farm on Flea Harbor Road. The Mississippi Delta offered only a few pathways to having a better life in those days. You either farmed or became a merchant. My Grandfather, James “Jimmie” Dean farmed and my Grandmother, Ialeen Martin Dean opened a small grocery store.…
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North Delta Museum – Friar Point
There was an older man sitting on the front porch watching the place. You give him five dollars and he lets you explore. He has some great stories if you have time to stop and talk. The museum is packed full of historical artifacts with no reasoning behind their locations. From Native American to Antebellum.…
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The Dowd Legacy in Tunica and Coahoma Counties
William Francis and his younger brother Andrew Sidney Dowd were two extra ordinary men who had to deal with the carnage of the Civil War and the aftermath of Reconstruction. They managed to master both in their own ways. Let me start off by saying a few things. I am not related to either man…
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Dark Day in Lula: 1908
“Not all history is positive. Not all history is negative. We cannot just focus on the history we like, but must focus on all history to truly learn about the past.” Cliff Dean, 2019 Through the years, I’ve repeated that comment or sentences like it a great deal. We must sometimes focus on the dark parts…
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Maggie Busby, A Lonely Grave
Maggie Elizabeth Busby was born on October 28, 1866 in Winchester, Tennessee. Winchester is a town in Franklin County on the Alabama state line. She was the daughter of Jackson Steel Miller and Priscilla Ann Estill. Maggie Miller was part of a large family with with twelve brothers and sisters. Jackson Miller is listed…
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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 Egyptian cotton, which was popular near the end of the 19th Century. Townsend built a two story log home which later burned to the ground,…
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Front Street Block B, Lula, MS
This was the site of the Keesee Building. It was a white stucco building of Spanish design with red tiles running along the front top porch. There were round windows along the side. Two windows on either side of a screened in door were at the front. The Keesee Building operated as the farm…
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Moon Lake Scenic Overlook
A new pier has been built on Highway 1 in Northern Coahoma county allowing access to Moon Lake for the public. There is parking right off the highway and a nice walking trail down to the pier. The pier offers a beautiful view of the lake and there is a covered area at…
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