Carnegie Public Library

Carnegie Public Library (HM1OTP)

Location: Clarksdale, MS 38614 Coahoma County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 12.227', W 90° 34.51'

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In 1909 steel magnate Andrew Carnegie was contacted by local women's club member Liliian Waddell about sponsoring a public library. In 1911 the Carnegie Foundation gave $10,000 to the city of Clarksdale to build and equip a public library, with the provision that the city purchase the land and sustain it with annual funding. Construction began in 1913, and the Jacobethan/Gothic Revival-style building opened on April 14, 1914. The "Book Wagon," Coahoma County's first bookmobile, began here in 1923.
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HM NumberHM1OTP
Series This marker is part of the Carnegie Libraries series
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Year Placed2014
Placed ByMississippi Department of Archives and History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 24th, 2015 at 9:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 723416 N 3787409
Decimal Degrees34.20378333, -90.57516667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 12.227', W 90° 34.51'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 12' 13.62" N, 90° 34' 30.6" W
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Area Code(s)662, 601
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 114-156 Delta Ave, Clarksdale MS 38614, US
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