Clarksdale’s Bobo High School, later known as Clarksdale High School, was a historic institution overlooking the Sunflower River in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Designed by architect P.J. Krouse in the Gothic Revival style, the three-story building opened around 1930 and served as a cornerstone of education in the Mississippi Delta.
Hushpuckena, a quiet unincorporated community in Bolivar County, Mississippi, sits along U.S. Route 61, roughly 3 miles south of Duncan and 4 miles north of Shelby. Its name, derived from the Choctaw language, is said to mean “sunflowers are abundant,” evoking the Delta’s rich Native American heritage.
The Philadelphia Presbyterian Church is a brick church located in Red Banks whose current physical incarnation dates to 1886, though the origins of the church go back much further.
Rust College is a private historically black college in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Founded in 1866, it is the second-oldest private college in the state.
The Journey Motel Court, located just off Highway 61 in Memphis, Tennessee, opened in the mid-20th century as a classic roadside stop for travelers navigating the Blues Highway.
Hushpuckena, a quiet unincorporated community in Bolivar County, Mississippi, sits along U.S. Route 61, roughly 3 miles south of Duncan and 4 miles north of Shelby.
Sam’s County Line, located at 2149 Walhill Rd in Coldwater, Mississippi, was a modern convenience store and gas station serving the rural Tate County community.
Tucked along a quiet road in Mississippi, this abandoned sewing supply store is a haunting relic of a bygone era. Inside its unassuming facade, dusty spools of thread, scattered patterns, and boxes of supplies whisper of a time when rural folks stitched their own clothes and blankets.
The Southwest Twin Drive-In, originally the 61 Drive-In, opened on June 26, 1956, along Highway 61 in southwest Memphis, Tennessee, as the city’s second drive-in theater.
The Antioch School in Blue Mountain, Mississippi, located at the crossroads of Highway 15 and County Road 829 in Tippah County, opened in the 1930s as the Antioch Colored School, a vital educational hub for African American students during segregation.
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