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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
Later that month, the State Board of Education approved the consolidation of the Drew School District and the Sunflower County School District, and when Senate Bill 2330 was approved, Indianola School District was added. [14] In May 2012 Governor of Mississippi Phil Bryant signed the bill into law, requiring all three districts to consolidate. [5]
Indianola is the birthplace of the blues musician Albert King. The blues harp player, Little Arthur Duncan, was born in Indianola in 1934. [18] B.B. King grew up in Indianola as a child. He came to the blues festival named after him every year. King referenced the city with the title of his 1970 album Indianola Mississippi Seeds.
Indianola Historic District is a historic district in Indianola, Mississippi. The district is roughly bounded by Percy Street on the north, Front to Adair on the west to Roosevelt, Roosevelt on the east to Front Extended and north. The district features Queen Anne style and Tudor Revival architecture.
Sunflower County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,971. [2] Its largest city and county seat is Indianola. [3] Sunflower County comprises the Indianola, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Cleveland-Indianola, MS Combined Statistical Area.
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In 2009 the State of Mississippi took over the school district because it had insufficient funds, and was therefore unable to meet payroll. In February 2012 the Mississippi Senate voted 43-4 to pass Senate Bill 2330, to consolidate the Indianola School District, the Drew School District , and the Sunflower County School District into one school ...
The stated mission of the museum is to "empower, unite and heal through music, art and education and share with the world the rich cultural heritage of the Mississippi Delta." [1] The museum was first announced in January 2004 in B.B. King's home town of Indianola, Mississippi, with a planned groundbreaking in June 2005.