Egremont, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

32°51′38″N 90°54′12″W / 32.86056°N 90.90333°W / 32.86056; -90.90333CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountySharkeyElevation

105 ft (32 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)GNIS feature ID669697^[1]

Egremont is an unincorporated community in Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States. A variant name for the community is "Baconia".^[1]

Egremont is located on U.S. Route 61, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Rolling Fork.

Gallery

Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad station in Egremont during the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927

History

During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, a military campaign launched by Union forces was slowed by obstructions placed along Deer Creek at the Egremont Plantation.^[2]

In 1880, the Egremont Plantation became the property of Hezekiah William Foote. It was inherited by his son Huger Lee Foote, who was elected Sheriff of Sharkey County in 1890, and went on to serve in the Mississippi Legislature.^[3]

In 1984, sculptor Wesley Bobo erected a steel dinosaur along Route 61 in Egremont.^[4]

A local juke joint called "Willie Mama's" was located in Egremont, but closed in 2007. It re-opened under the name "The Waterin Hole".^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b "Egremont". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Dumas, David (2012). Steele's Bayou Expedition, a Driving Tour Guide. Author House. ISBN 9781477274439.
^ Woods, Woody (2010). Delta Plantations - the Beginning. Troy (Woody) Woods. pp. 40, 42. ISBN 9780615383958.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Black, Patti Carr (1988). Art in Mississippi, 1720-1980. University Press of Mississippi. p. 150. ISBN 9781578060849.