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At the start of the twentieth century, the rail crossing once located nearby was an important land transportation point. The junction of the Southern Railroad and the Yazoo Delta Railroad (the "Yellow Dog") was established in 1897. For decades it was the central Delta's major rail link, making Moorhead one of the region's most active passenger and freight connections. The crossing gained national fame in 1914 with W.C. Handy's seminal blues song "The Yellow Dog Rag."
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| HM Number | HM1GOQ |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2005 |
| Placed By | The Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 1:34am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 731736 N 3703863 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.44916667, -90.50690000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 26.95', W 90° 30.414' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 26' 57" N, 90° 30' 24.84" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 662 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 917 W Delta Ave, Moorhead MS 38761, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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