COTTONLANDIA MUSEUM

GREENWOOD, MS

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Cottonlandia Museum in Greenwood, Mississippi is a unique museum dedicated to telling the story of the Delta region. The museum highlights the cultural, economic, and social history of the area, particularly its connection to the cotton industry.

Located in the historic downtown district, the museum occupies a two-story, early 20th century building. Inside, visitors will find a variety of interactive exhibits and displays, including a cotton gin, a Victorian-era cotton weighing scale, and a model of the original Greenwood Cotton Exchange, which was destroyed in a fire in 1901.

The museum also features a collection of photographs, artifacts, and documents that illustrate the history of cotton production in the Delta region. Visitors can learn about the rise of the cotton industry and the impact it had on the region's culture and economy, as well as the struggles faced by African-American workers in the cotton fields.

The museum also serves as a community gathering place, with a variety of educational and cultural events held throughout the year. These include lectures, concerts, and film screenings, all of which help to inform and educate the public about the history and culture of the Delta.

Cottonlandia Museum is a treasure trove of information about the Delta region, offering visitors an engaging and educational experience.

COTTONLANDIA MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in GREENWOOD MS. US MID #8402800047

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

Ben at Ben Roy's
Ben Roy’s Service Station The ruins of Bryant’s Grocery & Meat Market stands sixty-seven feet from this restored building. Both stores are now owned by a trio of siblings with a personal investment – and in their twisted greed, a financial investment – in the memory of Till’s murder. Annette Morgan, Harry Tribble, and Martin Tribble are the three children of Ray Tribble, an unrepentant juror from the 1955 trial of Till killers Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam. After the trial, the elder Tribble excelled in business, the family accrued farmland around Money and, in the mid 1980s, the Tribble brothers purchased the two-story building that once housed Bryant’s Grocery. After Annette and Harry purchased Ben Roy’s Service Station in 2003, the family owned everything in Money except the Baptist church and the decommissioned post office. While only Bryant’s Grocery had a direct link to the murder of Emmett Till, both stores have come to play a large, if competing, role in the commemoration of the crime. According to the Emmett Till Interpretive Center these current owners have been trying to sell to them the two buildings (though they have let Bryant's fall into nearly complete ruin and buried it in undergrowth) for an exorbitant sum. Blood money.
2023
2009
Walking south toward the store along Money Road …. The cotton mill had opened a few years earlier.
20220420-OSE-LSC-0020 U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Policy Council Director Susan Rice, Congressman Bennie Thompson, MS CD2, City of Greenwood Mayor Carolyn McAdams, Greenwood-Leflore Hospital CEO Jason Studley, Greenwood-Leflore Hospital Chairman Harris Banks, Greenwood-Leflore Hospital Vice-Chairman Marcus Banks, and City of Greenwood Council President Ronnie Stevenson arrive at the Greenwood Leflore Hospital for a roundtable discussion with local community stakeholders, in Greenwood, MS, on April 20, 2022. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.
20220129-RD-LSC-0323 11th Street bridge in Greenwood, MS, on January 29, 2022. The bridge spans the Yalobusha River that winds its way through the city to the Yazoo River as its principal tributary. Beyond right, is the Express Grain Terminal and to the left is the Greenwood Laflore Hospital. Courtesy Media by Lance Cheung.
20220129-RD-LSC-0488 A sign comemorates blues legends and notable people who have performed and or lived in the Baptist Town neighborhood of Greenwood, MS, on January 28, 2022. People such as Robert Johnson, Honeyboy Edwards, Harvie Cook, Willie Cobbs and Morgan Freeman are some who are mentioned. USDA Media by Lance Cheung.
20220125-RD-LSC-0477 Center, Doris, talked about the sagging ceiling behind her, as she gives a tour of her house to U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA, Rural Development RD Undersecretary Xochitl Torres Small who then learns more of the issues from Delta Design Build Workshop Social Impact Architect Emily Roush Elliott, grey coat and jeans; and Hope Enterprise Corporation VP Community and Economic Development Dee Jones, red coat, in Greenwood, MS on January 25, 2022. Doris's home is in need of structural repair to fix sagging ceiling beams, separating walls, broken foundations, and deteriorating ceiling panels. Delta Design Build Workshop has been working with Doris to apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development RD Housing Preservation grant money to repair what her fixed income can not support. Water leaked through the roof, and other factors have contributed to the house’s structural problems. USDA media by Lance Cheung. For more information about Preservation Grants, please go to rd.usda.gov/programs-services/single-family-housing-programs/housing-preservation-grants

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COTTONLANDIA MUSEUM
1608 HWY 82 WEST
GREENWOOD
MS
38930

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COTTONLANDIA MUSEUM Information

MID # 8402800047
Name COTTONLANDIA MUSEUM
Alternate Name COTTONLANDIA MUSEUM
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
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Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 33.526793, -90.211953
CODES FIPS State Code: 28
FIPS County Code: 083
US Census Tract: 950600
US Census Block: 3069