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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GOJ_wgrm-radio-studio_Greenwood-MS.html
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Before the 1950s, relatively few African American voices were heard on the radio in the South. A major exception was live broadcasts of performances by gospel groups. During the 1940s this building housed station WGRM, which featured gospe…
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Baptist Town, established in the 1800s in tandem with the growth of the local cotton industry, is one of Greenwood oldest African American neighborhoods. Known for its strong sense of community, it is anchored by the McKinney Chapel M.B. C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GOG_furry-lewis_Greenwood-MS.html
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Greenwood native Walter "Furry" Lewis (c. 1899-1981) was a favorite figure on the Memphis blues revival scene of the 1960s and '70s, decades after he made his historic first recordings in the 1920s. Lewis, who had worked as a str…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GOD_elks-hart-lodge-no-640_Greenwood-MS.html
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During the 1940s, ?50s and ?60s, the Elks Hart Lodge No. 640 at this site was one of the most important venues for rhythm and blues in the Delta. Particularly during the segregation era, fraternal organizations such as the Improved Benevol…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GOB_blues-deejays_Greenwood-MS.html
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Radio disc jockeys played a major role in the spread of the blues, boosting the careers of local artists, introducing listeners to performers from across the country, and more generally serving as a voice for the community. Early African A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GOA_greenwoods-first-artesian-well_Greenwood-MS.html
Needing a fresh water supply for his ice company, Charles Edward Wright partnered with the mayor and Board of Aldermen to drill a well near this site. Wright and his business partner, Staige Marye, provided the boring rig, and the city provided p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GO9_greenwood-underpass_Greenwood-MS.html
The Greenwood Underpass was constructed in 1938 by the Mississippi State Highway Department with funding from the Federal Aid
Highway Program. In accordance with WPA goals the Greenwood Underpass was designed to improve the Y. & M.V. railroad cro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GO8_old-greenwood-cemetery_Greenwood-MS.html
Burial spot of veterans of four wars. Among 40 Confederates was Lt. Azro A. Stoddard, who carried out orders to scuttle "Star of the West," thus preventing federal use of Yazoo River route to Vicksburg.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GO6_first-united-methodist-church_Greenwood-MS.html
Built 1898-99. In spite of a yellow fever quarantine which hampered construction, J.H. Mitchell was its first pastor. 1500 people attended the 1899 North Miss. Conference to hear Bishop Warren Candler speak.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GO4_greenwood_Greenwood-MS.html
Founded by John Williams as Williams Landing, 1834. Chartered as Greenwood, 1844. Since 1917 has been the world's largest long staple cotton market.