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The Casualties at Ditch Bayou

The battle at Ditch Bayou was a Federal effort to drive Confederates away from the Mississippi River, where the Confederates had been harassing Union shipping. Even though the Confederates were...

The battle at Ditch Bayou was a Federal effort to drive Confederates away from the Mississippi River, where the Confederates had been harassing Union shipping. Even though the Confederates...

  • arkansas
  • chicot county
  • civil war

The Casualties at Ditch Bayou June 6, 1864

The battle at Ditch Bayou was a Federal effort to drive Confederates away from the Mississippi River, where the Confederates had been harassing Union shipping. Even though the Confederates were...

The battle at Ditch Bayou was a Federal effort to drive Confederates away from the Mississippi River, where the Confederates had been harassing Union shipping. Even though the Confederates...

  • arkansas
  • civil war
  • lake village
  • chicot county

The Battle at Ditch Bayou

 It is the morning of June 6, 1864. Rain has created a muddy mess. To your left are four cannon. To your right are 600 cavalrymen and two more cannon. These men served under Confederate Colonel...

 It is the morning of June 6, 1864. Rain has created a muddy mess. To your left are four cannon. To your right are 600 cavalrymen and two more cannon. These men served under Confederate Colonel...

  • arkansas
  • civil war
  • lake village
  • chicot county

Hyner Cemetery

In MemoriamHyner Cemeteryestablished in 1898marks the site of those devout, courageous Italian immigrants who came to America in 1895 settling and working at Sunnyside Plantation and throughout...

In MemoriamHyner Cemeteryestablished in 1898marks the site of those devout, courageous Italian immigrants who came to America in 1895 settling and working at Sunnyside Plantation and...

  • arkansas
  • chicot county
  • cemetery
  • immigrants

Columbia

The town of Columbia was located on the Mississippi River about two miles east of this point.  In 1833 the Chicot County seat was moved to Columbia from Villemont due to river bank erosion....

The town of Columbia was located on the Mississippi River about two miles east of this point.  In 1833 the Chicot County seat was moved to Columbia from Villemont due to river bank erosion....

  • arkansas
  • chicot county
  • mississippi river
  • railroads

Eudora Under the Hill

  Site of the Eudora settlement’s first business district. After a ferry across Bayou Macon was established in 1846, Cariola Landing was accessible to Arkansas Communities to the west and...

  Site of the Eudora settlement’s first business district. After a ferry across Bayou Macon was established in 1846, Cariola Landing was accessible to Arkansas Communities to the west...

  • eudora
  • arkansas
  • bayou macon
  • 1846
  • gariola landing
  • merchants
  • ferry
  • mount carmel

To John A. Fox

Whose persistent vision made possible this bridge. Whose faith helped revive river traffic as a vital factor in our economy.  Erected by his fellow citizens  October 29, 1954.

Whose persistent vision made possible this bridge. Whose faith helped revive river traffic as a vital factor in our economy.  Erected by his fellow citizens  October 29, 1954.

  • mississippi
  • citizen memorial

Remnant of Original Greenville - Lake Village Bridge

This relic is all that remains of Mississippi's River Bridge that was dedicated to B.G. Humphreys, completed June 16, 1940, and opened to traffic September 17, 1940. A two lane thru-truss design...

This relic is all that remains of Mississippi's River Bridge that was dedicated to B.G. Humphreys, completed June 16, 1940, and opened to traffic September 17, 1940. A two lane thru-truss...

  • mississippi
  • bridge
  • greenville

Mississippi - The Magnolia State

Explored, 1540-1, by De Soto. Colonized first by French, 1699. Became a colony of British, 1763; Spanish, 1779. Territory organized by U.S., 1798. Became 20th state, 1817.

Explored, 1540-1, by De Soto. Colonized first by French, 1699. Became a colony of British, 1763; Spanish, 1779. Territory organized by U.S., 1798. Became 20th state, 1817.

  • mississippi
  • statehood

Site of Mount Carmel

Site of Mount Carmel, the first organized community in the Eudora area. John Booth donated land for a Presbyterian Church and a seminary for girls. Rev. Benjamin Shaw was director and pastor....

Site of Mount Carmel, the first organized community in the Eudora area. John Booth donated land for a Presbyterian Church and a seminary for girls. Rev. Benjamin Shaw was director and...

  • arkansas
  • settlements
  • cemetery

Greenville

Port City of the Delta. Named for Gen. Nathaneael Greene. Washington County seat since 1846. Destroyed in Civil War. Rebuilt on present site, 1865. Home of author Wm. A. Percy and publisher Hodding Carter.

Port City of the Delta. Named for Gen. Nathaneael Greene. Washington County seat since 1846. Destroyed in Civil War. Rebuilt on present site, 1865. Home of author Wm. A. Percy and publisher Hodding Carter.

  • mississippi
  • greenville

Greenville's Writers

An extraordinary literary atmosphere in Greenville produced winners of the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award and O'Henry Award. Writers influenced by the creative ambience here include William...

An extraordinary literary atmosphere in Greenville produced winners of the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award and O'Henry Award. Writers influenced by the creative ambience here include William...

  • mississippi
  • arts

Prince McCoy

Side APrince McCoy (1882-1968), a prominent early 20th century Greenville musician, played a pivotal yet long unacknowledged role in blues history. At a dance in Cleveland, Mississippi, an...

Side APrince McCoy (1882-1968), a prominent early 20th century Greenville musician, played a pivotal yet long unacknowledged role in blues history. At a dance in Cleveland, Mississippi, an...

  • mississippi
  • blues
  • music
  • entertainer

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church

(organized 1858)  This fine Gothic Revival Church, the second building of this parish, was erected in 1907. It was designed and financed by Father P. J. Korstenbroek, who served here for 33 years...

(organized 1858)  This fine Gothic Revival Church, the second building of this parish, was erected in 1907. It was designed and financed by Father P. J. Korstenbroek, who served here for 33 years...

  • mississippi
  • church
  • religion

Hebrew Union Congregation

Organized 1880, succeeding a congregation formed 1871. Once the state's largest Jewish temple. Two of Greenville's early mayors, the first merchant, public officials, leaders in literature,...

Organized 1880, succeeding a congregation formed 1871. Once the state's largest Jewish temple. Two of Greenville's early mayors, the first merchant, public officials, leaders in...

  • mississippi
  • church
  • religion

Shelby Foote

Shelby Dade Foote Jr. was born November 17, 1916, in Greenville. A childhood friend of Mississippi novelist Walker Percy, he began his early career as an author publishing five works of fiction....

Shelby Dade Foote Jr. was born November 17, 1916, in Greenville. A childhood friend of Mississippi novelist Walker Percy, he began his early career as an author publishing five works of...

  • mississippi
  • mississippi ...
  • novelist
  • writer
  • civil war
  • historian

Walker Percy

Walker Percy was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1916, orphaned in late childhood, and adopted at age thirteen by kinsman William Alexander Percy, a poet and patron of the arts from Greenville,...

Walker Percy was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1916, orphaned in late childhood, and adopted at age thirteen by kinsman William Alexander Percy, a poet and patron of the arts from...

  • mississippi
  • mississippi ...
  • novelist
  • writer

The KIng's Daughter's Hospital

Organized by ten dedicated women in 1892 and chartered nationally as The King's Daughters and Sons Circle No. 2 in 1894, it has served the Delta from this site since 1905. The present...

Organized by ten dedicated women in 1892 and chartered nationally as The King's Daughters and Sons Circle No. 2 in 1894, it has served the Delta from this site since 1905. The...

  • mississippi
  • hospital
  • nursing school
  • washington county

Steve Azar

Greenville native Steve Azar burst onto the national country scene in 2001 with his album Waitin’ on Joe, which featured the #2 hit "I Don’t Have to Be Me (‘Til Monday)"; it and the title track...

Greenville native Steve Azar burst onto the national country scene in 2001 with his album Waitin’ on Joe, which featured the #2 hit "I Don’t Have to Be Me (‘Til Monday)"; it and the title track...

  • mississippi
  • writer
  • country music

Mt. Horeb M.B. Church

Established in 1868 by six former slaves, Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church completed the first African- American church building in Greenville in 1868. An important part of this city's...

Established in 1868 by six former slaves, Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church completed the first African- American church building in Greenville in 1868. An important part of this city's...

  • mississippi
  • religion
  • church
  • african american