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Westmoreland's Antique Exhibit

Farm equipment, a windup Victrola, and antique quilts are part of this collection, which also includes a miniature replica of a country farm town and log cabin built in the mid-1800s.
1710 Hwy 9 North
Pontotoc, MS 38863
Phone: 662.489.1431
Hours: By appointment only
Admission: $5 Conducted tours
 

Whitehall

Circa 1843. Two-story Greek Revival town house exhibiting six paneled square columns at the edge of a wooden porch.
607 3rd St. South
Columbus, MS 39701
Phone: 662.328.0222
Hours: Mon 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Admission: $7.50 person
 

Yellow Fever Cemetery

The Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878 all but destroyed the town of Grenada. Cemetery became a historical landmark, in 1960.
Wood St. at Second St. Ext.
Grenada, MS 38902-1824
Phone: 662.226.2571
Fax: 662.226.9745
Toll-Free: 1.800.373.2571
www.visitgrenadams.com
Hours: Daily, dawn to dusk
Admission: Free
 

Yellow Fever Martyrs Church Museum

Preserved church tells the story of the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878, which devastated the city.
305 E. College Ave.
Holly Springs, MS
Phone: 662.252.2515
www.visithollysprings.com
Hours: Pilgrimage and Holiday House Tours; Or by appointment
Admission: $2 Per person
 

“Beale Town Bound” Mississippi Blues Trail Marker

This marker honors musicians Gus Cannon, Robert Wilkins and Jim Jackson. Gus Cannon wrote “Walk Right In,” which was recorded by the 1960’s folk group, the Rooftop Singers. Blues artists Robert Wilkins and Jim Jackson were Hernando natives.

Located at 400 West Park Street in Hernando, “Beale Town Bound” Blues Trail Marker is one of four markers located in DeSoto County.

661-393-8770
www.msbluestrail.org or www.sodesoto.com

 
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