Amazing history from the Webb family & the Corinth community! Such a powerful landmark and so glad…read moreto have a central place to house this rich history & knowledge!

In a small unassuming 6 room house on Meigg Street, Adrienne Combs Webb gave birth to six children…read morein the front bedroom. In 1990, after the death of their mother, the Webb Family donated the home to the city of Corinth to be used as a shelter for families in crisis. In 2003 a group of citizens had an idea to turn the home into a museum. Volunteers refurbished the house, landscaped the grounds and collected and displayed artifacts that reflect the local African-American heritage. The goal of the museum is to tell the story of the black experience in Corinth and the surrounding community through artifacts. This is not a grand scale museum but it packs a punch. One room of the six-room house is dedicated to school artifacts and memorabilia, another to churches and one to heroes and service. One bedroom, with period furniture, contains the old birthing bag, tools and equipment used by midwife, Mrs. Mittie Patterson. Old deacon chairs, with names of prominent members of St. Mark Baptist Church and an old podium from City Road CME Church and photos of black churches and pastors are displayed in the church room. There are numerous depictions of the Easom High School's team mascot, the Yellow Jacket, in the School Room, along with artifacts from Scale Street and Corinth Colored High School. The Service Room has a photo of Ruby Elzy, one of the first inductees in the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame. Born in Pontotoc, Elzy's parents later moved to Corinth. She graduated from Rust High School and College where she was discovered as a soprano singer. The museum is only open Thur and Fri 11:00-4:00 and is free to the public, although donations are appreciated.

I only had a short time to spend in this place, and I'm already looking forward to going back. It's…read morevery well done. The place is immaculately clean. There aren't a lot of displays, as it is a battlefield that isn't as heavily visited as some of the others. What is there is impressive. They do a nice job of interpreting the battle. The artillery and gun ports are equally impressive. Which visitor to a battlefield doesn't enjoy seeing cannons? The bronze castings of Civil War era gear, weapons and uniforms in the grass and in the concrete on the walking path was a nice touch. They definitely add to the "feel" of the place The staff member I met was polite, friendly, and very knowledgeable about the siege and the later battle. There weren't a lot of people there, and I think he was the only person working, but he did his job very well. If you're passing through the area, be sure to stop. It's a bit out of the way, but it's very easy to get to. If you're even the slightest bit interested in Civil War history, you need to add this to the list of battlefields that you want to visit. It can easily be tied into a visit if the Shiloh Battlefield, which is exactly what I did.

"Richmond and Corinth are now the great strategical points of war, and our success at these points…read moreshould be insured at all hazards"- Gen. Halleck Beauregard told his superiors: "If defeated here we will lose the Mississippi Valley and probably our cause . . . and our independence." The main reason for Corinth's military importance is 2 major railroads, the Memphis & Charleston Railroad (running east/west) and the Mobile & Ohio Railroad (north/south) crossed here. By 1855, a small town, originally called Cross City, changed its name to Corinth, after the crossroads city of ancient Greece. During the Civil War, the town would become the site of 2 significant engagements: 1. A siege of the town in spring 1862 2. A bloody conflict that same fall The Battle of Shiloh on April 6-7, 1862 was faught in an effort to defend Corinth over possession of the city's railroads. The Confederates lost this battle and had to retreat to Corinth, bringing many of their wounded with them causing the town to become a vast hospital. Union forces laid siege to the town in May 1862. On October 3-4, 1862, Confederates advanced and attacked the Union Army. After 2 days of fire, Confederate General Van Dorn was forced to retreat. By January 1864, the strategic situation had changed so much that Corinth was no longer needed by the Union, so the Federal army abandoned the town.

One legendary business downtown that is deserving of a visit is Borroums Drug Store. It was founded…read morein 1865 by former CSA army surgeon A.J. Borroum. It is the oldest drug store in continuous operation in Mississippi. It is considered a "free museum" also because they have on display, Native American arrowheads, Civil War relics, and an authentic, working soda fountain. This business has been owned and operated by the Borroum family since its founding. I worked at Borroum's for a short time. I remember listening to Mrs. Camille recall an incident from her childhood of her and her father being held up at shotgun point. Mrs. Camille was the first certified female druggist in the state of Mississippi. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt0ugLzb2ws&sns=em Some locals can be seen talking about Corinth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFmD_7VjXg0&sns=em Biggers Hardware opened in 1918 and has been a mainstay in the community ever since. The store's ownership is in the fourth generation of the Biggers family. December 7,1874, three to four members of the Jesse James-Cole Younger gang rode into Corinth with a plan to rob the Tishomingo Savings Institution. Refusing to cooperate, the bank owner, Alonzo Taylor, allegedly told them, "I'd rather be in hell than in Corinth without money". The outlaws escaped with $15,000. Back in the late 1980s I lived in a small rental house and the landlord claimed that the gang rode through a part of the land, even pointing to the general area in which they rode. Corinth native, Roscoe Turner is the only Mississippian in the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio. Turner is the only three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy Race. He also established the cross-country airplane speed record in 1925. One of Turner's planes is featured in the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institute. There is a small airport named after Turner http://www.yelp.com/biz/roscoe-turner-airport-corinth In 1955, Elvis, Scotty and Bill were to have two performances in the Alcorn County Courthouse/Assembly hall. The shows were sponsored by the Corinth Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) to help raise funds for a playground. It is said there were insufficient ticket sales to have one showing. While in town, Elvis was reputed to have visited Borroum's drug store and by the recollections of Camille Borroum Mitchell, local legend has it he was thought to have temporarily left his guitar there for some unexplained reason. Every year there are various celebrations and events held downtown, such as Hog Wild, Slugburger Festival and the Block Party. Roads are blocked off, talent shows are held, foods are cooked, carnival rides are set up and fun is had by all for a weekend at a time.

This micro-museum is not a replacement for the huge Coke museum just outside of Atlanta, Georgia…read more Rather, it's a local variant for Corinth and features memorabilia available from the local area. There's a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Corinth, TN. Right across the street you'll find this museum. Here's a few pics from our visit a few days ago .

Corinth was founded in 1853 as Cross City, so-called because it served as a junction for the Mobile…read more& Ohio and Memphis & Charleston railroads. The last census has the population at almost 15,000. Corinth was recently voted #48 of 50 Best Small Town Downtowns in America http://www.bestchoicereviews.org/50-best-small-town-downtowns-in-america/ http://corinth.net Located on the National Register of Historic Places Battery Williams (also known as Fort Williams) Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites Coliseum Theatre, built in the early 20th century http://www.yelp.com/biz/corinth-coliseum-civic-center-corinth Corinth National Cemetery http://www.yelp.com/biz/corinth-national-cemetery-corinth Downtown Corinth Historic District http://www.yelp.com/biz/corinth-historical-district-corinth Dr. Joseph M. Bynum House Federal Siege Trench (also known as Harper Road Trench) Fort Robinette (also known as Battery Robinette) site of the Civil War Interpretive Center http://www.yelp.com/biz/corinth-interpretive-center-corinth Jacinto Courthouse (also called the Old Tishomingo County Courthouse) built in the mid-19th century. L.C. Steele House Midtown Corinth Historic District Moores Creek site, a prehistoric Native American site from 3000 to 3500 B.C. Old U.S. Post Office Rienzi Commercial Historic District Thomas F. Dilworth House Union Battery F, Battle of Corinth Union Earthworks Veranda House (also known as the Curlee House) built in 1857, it served as headquarters for Confederate generals during the Battle of Corinth Places of interest not on the historic register include the Black History Museum http://www.yelp.com/biz/black-history-museum-of-corinth-corinth There is a variety of festivals held in Downtown Corinth and there are new activities popping up every year. Last Summer there was a block party created by several local shops and businesses. There is an annual BBQ cook off known as Hog Wild and the aroma wafts throughout the Downtown area all hours of the day and night. Every Winter there is a Wild Game tasting fundraiser event held in the Crossroads Arena http://www.yelp.com/biz/annual-alcorn-county-wildlife-tasting-supper-corinth The city itself seems like it is larger than a community of 15,000 people, with four large grocery stores, a Wal-Mart Supercenter, three large auto dealerships and numerous used lots, two Mi Toro Mexican restaurants, a Malco theater, clusters of fast food chains, convenience stores seemingly at every intersection, Caterpillar, Kimberly Clarke, two new Japanese/Asian fusion hibachi restaurants and perhaps the most state of the art hospital facility within 100 miles http://www.yelp.com/biz/magnolia-regional-health-center-corinth-2 I do love the city but I feel it falls short of five stars. The city is charging a mandatory tourism tax on all restaurant tabs. Corinth doesn't have any tourist attractions aside from Civil War and slugburgers (specialty burger made with soy filler and costs around $1.00). There are no theme parks, Starbuck's, water slides, wax museums or antique car collections. The grocery stores, although well stocked, lack in carrying high-quality food items. It is impossible to make homemade cheeses because all the heavy cream is ultra-pasteurized. I've lived here by choice and have witnessed it go through many changes and some were so subtle it's hard to recall what certain areas of the city looked like 20 years ago. With the current expansions and improvements (especially to the city park) it is hard to imagine how it could look in another 20 years.

The Northeast Regional Library serves the four Northeastern Mississippi counties of Alcorn,…read morePrentiss, Tippah, and Tishomingo. They are all different and unique in their own ways. The Alcorn staff are very stern and do not allow loud talking and are very firm when asking you to end your computer session. Whereas, Ripley staff let children run total butt-monkey-stupid-crazy and allow people to talk loudly on their phones and even let music play on their phones aloud without headphones. Established in 1951, the Northeast Regional Library is the second oldest regional library system in Mississippi. It is comprised of a headquarters library here in Corinth and twelve branches. Several larger branches including Corinth, Booneville, Iuka, and Ripley, have separate genealogy and local history collections that are available for in-house use. U.S. Census records on microfilm are available at several branch locations as are journals on genealogical research, passenger lists, and more. The upstairs of the Corinth Library is set aside for genealogy and I believe you still must be 18 years old to go upstairs. Through a grant provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, most branch libraries have one or more computers available for public use, Corinth has a half dozen minimum. All computers access the Internet and contain the Microsoft Office Professional suite of word processing and Power Point programs. Northeast Regional Library offer free wireless Internet access. The service is available 7 days per week, 24 hours per day. After hours the wireless connection is accessible from the libraries' parking lots and elsewhere on library grounds. The service is offered at Corinth, Booneville, Iuka, Ripley, Baldwyn, Belmont, Walnut, Blue Mountain and Burnsville Libraries. Meeting rooms of various sizes are available for use by the public in several branches of the Northeast Regional Library. Fund raising events which are held solely for the support of the library (such as Friends of the Library book sales) may be held in these rooms. Other events not benefiting the Library or charging admission can't be held at the Library. The sizes can vary from having the ability to hold from 50 to 100 people and they all offer kitchens or kitchenettes. Each summer, the Northeast Regional Library sponsors a Summer Library Program to encourage children to continue to read while they are out of school for the summer. 'Friends of the Library' support an individual library by holding book sales, hosting programs, and helping to publicize activities being held at the library. You can find many good books and even some very old books during these sales. I got 4 decades of National Geographic magazines, dating back to the 1960s for free, because they were taking up space the library needed for other purposes. All branches have music CDs, Movie DVDs and some locations have VHS tapes available for check out. Sometimes you can find entire full seasons of TV shows on DVD.