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On this site was the home of Wayne and Minnie Cox. In 1888, Wayne Cox was elected alderman, the first African American to hold that post in Indianola. Appointed by President Benjamin Harrison in 1891, Minnie Cox is the nation's first known African American postmaster.
Both were also successful entrepreneurs.
Both were also successful entrepreneurs.
Details
| HM Number | HM1GRW |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2003 |
| Placed By | The Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 6:02pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 718229 N 3704368 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.45655000, -90.65198333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 27.393', W 90° 39.119' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 27' 23.58" N, 90° 39' 7.14" 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 295-331 Faisonia Ave, Indianola MS 38751, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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