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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P2Y_grenada-county-confederate-monument_Grenada-MS.html
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To the noble men
who marched neath
the flag of the
Stars and Bars,
and were faithful
to the end.
Glorious
in life,
death sublime.
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Jefferson Davis,
June 3, 1808,
Dec. 6, 1889.
The only President
of the Confeder…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OWH_magic-slim_Grenada-MS.html
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Morris "Magic Slim" Holt, who developed a raw, hard-hitting guitar style that made him a favorite on the international blues club and festival circuit from the late 1970s well into the twenty-first century, was born in Torrance on August …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OWG_grenada-blues_Grenada-MS.html
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Grenada County-bred blues has long been an influential force in popular music. Musicians whose talents were nurtured in the Grenada area have included St. Louis bluesmen Walter Davis, a major blues recording artist of the 1930s, and Big G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OSZ_j-augustine-signaigo_Grenada-MS.html
J. Augustine Signaigo, born in 1835 in Italy, founded the Grenada Sentinel in 1854. A poet, he wrote the libretto of a hit Civil War operetta, "The Vivandiere." He served as president of the Mississippi Press Association in 1869. He died in 1876 a…
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J. Augustine Signaigo, born in 1835 in Italy, founded the Grenada Sentinel in 1854. A poet, he wrote the libretto of a hit Civil War operetta, "The Vivandiere." He served as president of the Mississippi Press Association in 1869. He died in 1876 a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OSV_confederate-fort_Grenada-MS.html
Main defensive position on Yalobusha River line held by Gen. Pemberton in fall of 1862 to repel Gen. Grant, whose army of 25,000 was moving to attack Vicksburg.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OSS_94th-infantry-division_Grenada-MS.html
First U.S. Army Division to achieve "Expert Infantry" recognition while training here at Camp McCain November, 1943 to July, 1944.
Distinguished World War II Service in European Theater Campaigns:
Northern France · Ardennes-Alsace
Rh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OSP_camp-mccain_Grenada-MS.html
Established 1942 as a training facility for the United States Army during the Second World War and used until 1946. Named for Carroll Co. Miss. native, Major-General Henry Pinckney McCain (1861-1941).