the many facets of Mississippi
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African American History (3) Agriculture (4) American History (6) American Wars (3) architecture (1) Art (1) Artist (1) Blues (2) Business (1) Civil Rights (2) Civil War (3) Cotton (3) Cuisine (2) Ethnic History (1) Film (1) Historic Buildings (1) Industry (1) Military (2) Mississippi History (12) Museum Tour Homes/Houses (3) Music (3) Native American History (2) People (4) Railroad (4) Regional History (1) Religion (1) Space and Aviation (1) Sports (1) Theatre (1)
The Museums
ART
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Walter Anderson Museum
Walter Anderson: A Creative Odyssey Through Nature’s Tapestry A visionary painter, potter, and philosopher, Walter Anderson embarked on a creative odyssey that blended his artistic prowess with an unbridled passion for the natural world. Born in 1903, Anderson returned to his Mississippi roots, where he collaborated with his brother at Shearwater Pottery in Ocean Springs.…
BLUES
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B.B. King Museum
The B.B. King Museum website reflects the museum’s mantra: “Inspire Hope, Creativity, and Greatness.” The organization has something that few cultural institutions around the state have and that is their team of youth ambassadors thereby encouraging an entirely new generation of blues aficionados. It is not often that a museum named after a famous musician…
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Jimmie Rodgers Museum
On May 26, 1953, the first Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Festival honored the 20th anniversary of the death of Jimmie Rodgers. In 1976, the Jimmie Rodgers Museum opened in Meridian’s historic Highland Park near the only two-row Dentzel Carousel in the world that whirls within the world’s only surviving Dentzel Carousel House. Today, an exquisite landmark…
CUISINE
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Tomato Museum
As you are driving south on I-55, approximately thirty miles south of Jackson, Mississippi, nearing the Crystal Springs Exit 72, a sign on the side of the highway boasts of having a tomato museum in town. Your curiosity may stir as you wonder how the city of Crystal Springs got its name, and you may…
CIVIL WAR
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The Two Mississippi Museums
“The Two Mississippi Museums preserve the painful stories and truths of our ancestors and are a testament to the deep resolve we have to heal our communities.” The Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum opened in 2017. They are identified as the Two Mississippi Museums. The two buildings are joined and…
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Beauvoir: The Jefferson Davis Home and Library
Jefferson Davis came to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1877 to write his memoirs. He visited childhood friend Sarah Dorsey, who showed him the perfect place to write, her east cottage at Beauvoir. Dorsey had bought the property she named Beauvoir due to its beautiful view from Madison County planter James Brown, who obtained the…
RAILROAD
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Martin & Sue King Railroad Heritage Museum
The town of Cleveland was once known as Coleman’s Station, located halfway between Memphis, Tennessee and Vicksburg, Mississippi. The new name was a homage to President Grover Cleveland. It is said that he was one of the first train passengers to travel through Cleveland. The steam engines traveling through in the early days transported timber…
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Casey Jones Railroad Museum
There are two Casey Jones Railroad Museum in Mississippi. One is located in the town of Vaughan, founded in 1830, with a population of less than 1,300. It began as a stopover for stagecoaches and trade. The town is named after Major Henry Vaughan, one of the largest landowners in the area. Major Vaughan was…
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Jimmie Rodgers Museum
On May 26, 1953, the first Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Festival honored the 20th anniversary of the death of Jimmie Rodgers. In 1976, the Jimmie Rodgers Museum opened in Meridian’s historic Highland Park near the only two-row Dentzel Carousel in the world that whirls within the world’s only surviving Dentzel Carousel House. Today, an exquisite landmark…
SPORTS
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The American Contract Bridge League Museum
and Bridge Hall of Fame There is a museum in Mississippi that is known around the world for its bridge-related artifacts. The first thing that generally comes to mind when considering bridge(s) is to relate it to a structure that connects one pathway with another and is used for travel and transport. One might be…
