Monthly Archives: May 2018

Humphreys Street Commercial Buildings

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Suzassippi

112 E. Humphreys Street is a c. 1905 Two-story masonry commercial building stuccoed and scored to resemble stone block construction. Two inset panels in parapet for signage contain round vents. Parapet capped with metal. Three symmetrically place arched headed window … Continue reading →

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“Old” Itta Bena Post Office

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Suzassippi

Which building do you think was the post office?  According to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, the “old post office” was 110 E. Humphreys Street, the red brick, two-story building at the right. They give the date as … Continue reading →

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Corner of Humphreys and Schley

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Suzassippi

The corner of Humphreys and Schley streets in Itta Bena looks like many of the small towns in the Delta, including the “unsympathetic remodel” of storefronts.  Imagine in 1902, and the excitement that electric lights brought to this street!  On … Continue reading →

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Former Bank of Itta Bena

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Suzassippi

The Bank of Itta Bena was chartered by Governor Longino in 1900 with a capital stock of $25,000 (Vicksburg Herald, 07 Jun 1900, p. 2).  In 1902, the bank let a contract for a $10,000 building “to be completed by fall” … Continue reading →

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More Moorhead

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Suzassippi

Continuing with the little jaunt through Moorhead, Mississippi’s downtown commercial area, the Moorhead Public Works Administration swimming pool constructed in 1934 was located near this site.  The pool was completed on December 13, 1934 for a total cost of $6,995. … Continue reading →

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Former Bank of Moorhead

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Suzassippi

The history of this building was harder to track down than a dog walking through a river.  I was unable to locate any mention of the bank in the newspapers until 1909.  However, Dunbar Rowland came to the rescue with … Continue reading →

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Where the Southern Cross the Dog

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Suzassippi

Back a number of years ago, I first read about where the Southern Cross the Dog in a Farm Bureau magazine quiz.  I had never heard of it, and it was an intriguing story about the town of Moorhead and … Continue reading →

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