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Library of Congress image used as the frontispiece for the 150th Anniversary re-issue of Squier and Davis' Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley. Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (full title Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley: Comprising the Results of Extensive Original Surveys and Explorations) (1848) by the Americans Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis ...
The Mississippi River Museum is on Mud Island. It includes 18 galleries and exhibits. It presents the history of the lower Mississippi River Valley over the span of the last 10,000 years. The museum also displays over 5,000 artifacts. The Mud Island Amphitheater is a concrete outdoor amphitheater that seats up to 5,000 people.
Water Valley Casey Jones Railroad Museum. Open on Saturdays and located in Water Valley, The Casey Jones Railroad Museum offers visitors a look at artifacts about the legendary train engineer ...
A map showing approximate areas of various Mississippian and related cultures (c. 800-1500 CE) This is a list of Mississippian sites. The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, inland-Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 CE to 1500 CE, varying regionally.
Tucked away in Southwest Mississippi is an attraction that doesn't get a lot of exposure — Clark Creek Natural Area. Located south of Woodville, the 700-acre area is highlighted by about 50 ...
Oxford. 34°21′58″N 89°32′06″W. / 34.366°N 89.534917°W / 34.366; -89.534917 ( Lyceum-The Circle Historic District) Lafayette. District associated with events surrounding the historic court-ordered admission of James Meredith to the University of Mississippi in 1962. 24. Charles McLaran House.
This is a list of properties and districts in Mississippi that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are more than 1,400 sites distributed among all of Mississippi's 82 counties . The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen ...
Mississippi Alluvial Plain. Coordinates: 34°N 91°W. Mississippi Delta. Mississippi River Delta. Mississippi embayment. Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal. The Mississippi River Alluvial Plain is an alluvial plain created by the Mississippi River on which lie parts of seven U.S. states, from southern Louisiana to southern Illinois (Illinois ...