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    History

    See history with your own eyes. You might have seen the documentary or read the book, now it is time to see the places and hear new stories about events that changed America’s history. Please contact your museum coordinator to experience all of our museums and take a trip through history.

    1927 Flood Museum

    1927 Flood Museum

    18 South Hinds, between Main and Washington Avenue, Greenville, MS-- Sandra McIntire at 662-820-1474 or 1-800-467-3582 for more information

    Tour by appointment only ; $5.00 Admission Fee, children under six FREE. Group Rates Available

    Exhibited in the oldest structure in Downtown Greenville, this museum presents the history of one of the greatest natural disasters this country has ever known. On Thursday, April 21, 1927, at 7:45 a.m., the levee at Stops Landing, 8 miles north of Greenville, broke due to the pressure from the swollen Mississippi River and created the greatest single crevasse ever to occur anywhere on the river. View actual flood artifacts and photographs illustrating the flood’s impact on life and death during the four months Greenville and the Mississippi Delta were inundated. The 12-minute documentary film superbly illustrates the Great Flood of ’27 and the struggle of man against nature.

    Greenville Air Force Base Museum

    Mid Delta Regional Airport, Mezzanine Level, Greenville, MS 38701 • 662-334-3121

    The base opened for training in August, 1941. The Greenville Army Flying School instructed thousands of U.S. airmen and women, as well as NATO cadets, Air Force firefighters, and emergency medical personnel. This museum tells their story from the darkest days of WWII through the Cold War.

    Greenville History Museum

    409 Washington Avenue, Greenville • 662-335-5802

    Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

    Housed in the meticulously restored Miller Building, the museum provides a unique glimpse into life in Greenville from the late 1800s through the 1970s. A fascinating collection of memorabilia, artifacts, photographs, and news clippings take visitors through each day of the historic 1927 flood as well as other important events and cultural collections indicative of the area

    Hebrew Union Temple, Century of History Museum

    504 Main Street, Greenville, MS 38701 • 662-332-4153

    The Century of History Museum details the contributions and culture of Greenville’s Jewish residents since 1867. Important memorabilia as well as stories and photographs are displayed here.

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    Hotel 27 (A Main Street Property)

    211 South Walnut Street, Greenville, MS 38701 • 1-662-702-3681 662-702-3682 1-662-702-3683

    Formerly The Greenville Inn & Suites Hotel, the hotel was built in 1883 by the Mississippi Levee Board and stands as one of Greenville’s oldest commercial structures. The hotel offers breakfast, a fitness room, business center, meeting room, wireless internet and a courtyard. Located in downtown Greenville.

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    The Belmont 1857 Bed & Breakfast

    3498 Highway 1 South, Wayside, MS 38780

    The Belmont 1857 is the only remaining antebellum mansion on the Mississippi River in Greenville/Washington County. Built in 1857 for W.W. Worthington and restored to its original grandeur, Belmont is now a Bed and Breakfast and is available for weddings, events and tours. Visit their website for more information or contact Brad Hauser at 501.650.2296 or info@thebelmont1857.com

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    Winterville Indian Mounds **Museum Temporarily Closed **

    2415 Highway 1 North, Winterville • 662-334-4684 • Fax: 662-378-5559

    Monday – Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sunday 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

    **** Grounds are open, MUSEUM TEMPORARILY CLOSED*****

    Directions: Winterville Mounds is located on Mississippi Highway 1, six miles north of intersection of Highway 82 and Highway 1 in Greenville, Mississippi.

    A National Historic Landmark, the Indian Mounds at Winterville constitute one of North America’s most significant pre-Columbian archeological sites. Twelve mounds, including the massive 55-foot-tall Temple Mound, contrast dramatically with the flat Delta landscape. The on-site museum (CLOSED) tells the story of an advanced North American civilization that once thrived in this location from about A.D. 1000 to 1450.

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