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Clarksdale High

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.

Nitta Yuma

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.

Red Banks

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

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.

Journey

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.

Hushpukena

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

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.

Sew?!

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.

Twin Drive-In

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.

Antioch

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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