Ante-bellum
homes and sacred Indian mounds. Wildlife and agriculture.
Literature and blues music. All can be found in colorful
Yazoo County.
The
best place to start is Yazoo City, where attractions
offer a historic look at the region. The Oakes African
American Cultural Center, the Triangle Cultural Center,
Glenwood Cemetery, the B.S. Ricks Memorial Library and
the Confederate Memorial Monument lure visitor's year-round.
Just
outside Yazoo City are a host of important and historic
sites, such as Mississippi Chemical Corporation, founded
in 1948 as the world's first farmer-owned chemical fertilizer
plant. Remnants of the historic Bell Road, built in
the 1830s as a route to Vicksburg, can also be found
in Yazoo County.
The
Tinsley Oil Field Site, south of Yazoo city, marks the
spot where oil was first discovered in Mississippi in
1939.
Northwest
of Satartia, near Holly Bluff, are fascinating and rare
Native American mounds dating as early as 1000 A.D.
The Delta National Forest and Panther Swamp National
Wildlife Refuge provides natural beauty and great hunting
and fishing.
For
railroad buffs, nearby Vaughan is home to the site of
Casey Jones' fatal train wreck. Close by is Greg Harkins
Woodworks, where plantation-style rocking chairs are
still manufactured by hand using techniques passed down
from the mid 19th century.
Yazoo
County's renewed emphasis on preserving history, culture,
tradition and sense of community have made this part
of the South a premier destination for visitors from
across the country'. Quality lodging, exciting gift
and antique shops and a variety of fine-dining facilities
offer the comfort and enjoyment you expect.
At the Triangle Cultural Center you will find not only the office of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, but a host of other interesting exhibits. The newest of these is the Sam Olden Historical Museum. This permanent exhibit chronicles the history of Yazoo County and later, of Yazoo City--from the days when Native Americans made the region their home, to the present, including some of its most famous native sons and daughters. For more about the Sam Olden Museum, see the link below under Other Attractions.
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