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Yazoo City is the county seat of Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States.It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle in 1682 as "Rivière des Yazous" in reference to the Yazoo tribe living near the river's mouth.
The Battle of Yazoo City (March 5, 1864) was an engagement in Mississippi during a month-long Union expedition up the Yazoo River in the American Civil War. The Union force commanded by Colonel James Henry Coates repulsed an attack led by Confederate Brigadier General Lawrence Sullivan Ross .
Lake City: 15: J.W. Woolwine Homes: May 13, 2019 : 1900 Gordon Ave., 19th St., and adjacent parcels on the N and E: Yazoo City: 16: Yazoo City Town Center Historic District: Yazoo City Town Center Historic District: April 16, 1979
Yazoo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi.As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,743. [1] The county seat is Yazoo City. [2] It is named for the Yazoo River, which forms its western border.
The Afro-American Sons and Daughters Hospital, in Yazoo City, Mississippi, also known as the Afro-American Hospital, was built in 1928. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [2] The Afro-American Sons and Daughters was a fraternal organization in Mississippi and one of the leading black voluntary associations in the ...
The Yazoo were a tribe of the Native American Tunica people historically located along the lower course of the Yazoo River in an area now known as the Mississippi Delta. They were closely related to other Tunica language –speaking peoples, especially the Tunica, Koroa , and possibly the Tioux.
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The B.S. Ricks Memorial Library is a historic library in Yazoo City, Mississippi. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1975. It is located at 310 North Main Street. The library was founded in 1838 as a membership library.