Yazoo City, MS
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About Yazoo City
- • Blues musician Papa Charlie McCoy was born in Yazoo City.
- • The Casey Jones Railroad Museum is in nearby Vaughan, celebrating the famed engineer.
- • Its proximity to the Yazoo River made it a key cotton shipping point.
- • Locals whisper of a witch buried in the city cemetery, cursing the town.
- • The Great Fire of 1904 destroyed much of the city's downtown area.
- • It was named for the Yazoo Indians in 1830, originally called Manchester.
- • With around 10,000 people, it's smaller than its neighbor, Jackson.
- • At 102 feet, it's just slightly above the Yazoo River's flood plain.
- • Agriculture, especially cotton and soybeans, drives the local economy.
- • There's a feeling of quiet resilience amidst fading grandeur.
- • The New Orleans Saints are the closest NFL team, Super Bowl XLIV champs.
- • Walter Payton, a Mississippi native, played college football at Jackson State.