The Remnants of Hulbert, Arkansas
Crittenden County, Arkansas, despite being across the river from Memphis, has struggled to develop over the years. Although there were frequent attempts to develop a …
Abandoned
Delta Easter: Slow and Easy Is The Pace in Pace
I recalled Pace, Mississippi being the site of some degree of controversy in my younger days back in the 1980’s. Like the similar town of …
Delta Easter: An Abandoned Church Near Symonds
The map showed a road called Pemble Road, a direct route from Merigold to a community called Symonds, which I had never been to, and …
Delta Easter: Desecration of Po Monkey’s, One of the Holy Sites of the Blues
From Drew, I decided to head across to Merigold. I had wanted to see Po Monkey’s juke joint for the first time in real life, …
Delta Easter: Hebrew Baptist Church and Dublin, Mississippi
Beyond Mattson, I came to a church with the curious name of Hebrew Baptist Church, and shortly beyond that, a small town called Dublin. Whereas …
Delta Easter: St. Paul Church, Hopson, Mississippi
Just to the west of the current Highway 49 beyond Clarksdale is the old Highway 49, the road that runs past Hopson Commissary and the …
Slow Times In Swiftown
About halfway between Morgan City and Belzoni on Mississippi Highway 7 is a wide spot in the road called Swiftown. It consists of a couple …
Loss And Abandonment At Morgan City, Mississippi
Just outside of a town called Morgan City, Mississippi, I spied what appeared to be a large historic home across the flat fields near the …
A Forgotten Past in Sidon, Mississippi
I decided to head south out of Greenwood, past the Rising Sun subdivision, along the route of Old Highway 7, before it was relocated to …
A Look at Avalon, Mississippi John Hurt’s Hometown
It is well-known that Mississippi John Hurt was from Avalon, Mississippi in Carroll County, and lived there most of his life, but for most people …