It was one of the most educational days in a long time. Corinth mississippi history town square publications. In the annals of railroading history, there have been a great many imposing structures built to carry the rails across valleys, waterways, or roads. Map of the environs of vicksburg and jackson, mississippi. Railroad crossover in corinth, mississippi, united states. After a day making the rounds of the historical sites in corinth, you may be ready to chill out. Alcorn county mississippi genealogical society facebook. Alcorn county mississippi genealogical society home. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. Crossroads museum the historic corinth depot, circa 1918, once served approximately 30 passenger trains during its heyday in the 1930s and 40s, but it now stands as a testament of another time. The hotels location in historic corinth, mississippi offers visitors a chance to explore this town known for its role in the civil war, as well as its rich railroad history.
Founded more than 160 years ago in alcorn county, mississippi, corinth has a long history in the south. Alcorn county mississippi genealogical society, corinth, ms. Taylor who is its president, cashier and sole proprietor. The great lost brushy creek trestle in the shadow of the. It is a diverse collection of local history, most of which has national significance. Theres even a cool museum in the old freight depot where the two railroads lines meet. Great staff to, as they will go out of there way to make sure they have the info you are looking for. The lady on staff was very knowledgeable about corinth. This interpretive center documents the city, the rails, the soldiers, the civilians and the slaves that were here. One, i grew up in mississippi basically between vicksburg and shiloh and our. Union forces had captured the railroad junction and important transportation center at corinth, mississippi in the spring of 1862 after their victory at shiloh. Today, some of the corinth and counces trackage is operated by the kansas city southern railway. The museums large center gallery is devoted to the civil war in corinth.
Sep 26, 2018 on october 4, the city of corinth and alcorn county will hold a centennial celebration for the historic alcorn county courthouse, a landmark designed by the dean of all mississippi architects, noah webster overstreet. Popular railroad history books goodreads share book. It truly is a gateway into mississippis history and culture as evidenced by the amount of activities and interesting places to experience. This corinth hotel is located near the crossroads railroad museum and shiloh national park.
At the time, the city served as a major junction between the mobile and ohio railroad and the memphis and charleston railroad. Nov 17, 2010 corinth mills, downtown corinth historic district, franklin st. Corinth natchez tupelo yazoo city lucedale new albany west point jackson arkansas tennessee alabama louisiana monroe key rail distribution yards marshalling yards joint rail norfolk southern railroad 964. During the siege and battle of corinth, union and confederate troops constructed miles of earthworks guarding the approaches to corinth from the north, east, and west. Whether you prefer to sit back, relax and watch a theatre production or explore historic battlefields on foot, there are plenty of things to do in corinth, ms. The corinth and counce railroad was a class iii railroad operating freight service between mississippi. In mississippi, the rail line runs through the towns of southaven and grenada in the nmida region, continuing through jackson, brookhaven, and hattiesburg before leaving the state. Early in the war, corinth was an assembly point for confederate soldiers. Businesses and industries are well served by these lines and the convenience of a marshalling yard located in corinth. Corinth was named the county seat of alcorn county when it was formed in 1870, and by the early twentieth century corinth was a community thriving on a mixture of agricultural and industrial development. Library located at the alcorn county courthouse in basement old veterans office.
Title the ruse of the whistles the guarded track, corinth, mississippi, 1862 summary panoramic view of the train station in corinth, mississippi, shows a train departing and a large group of men standing on the platform at the station. Map map of part of the counties of mcnairy and hardin. An interview with historian and author tim smith, book. With permanent exhibits of all sizes, the museum tells the stories of corinth history through professionally created displays. The canadian nationalillinois central railroad provides a northsouth route through the united states through the cities of chicago, illinois, to mobile, alabama. The vicksburg national park and vicinity showing lines of siege and defense of the city. Railfanning corinth mississippi with ns research train. In the late summer and early autumn of 1862, union soldiers erected a line of redoubts on commanding ground within onehalf to threequarters of a mile of the railroad crossover. Norfolk southern railroad operates continue reading rail. Mississippis rail history date back to 1835 when the west feliciana railroad began operations hauling the southern staple product of cotton. It contains original scholarship and fresh interpretations that set the standard in railway research.
A list of historical markers or monuments in alcorn county mississippi historical markers. In works attributed to homer, you may find corinth referred to as ephyre. Theres even a cool museum in the old freight depot where the two railroad s. Slugburgers and railroads corinth, mississippi american. But not from the chilly, breezy spring air, but more so from a sense of history, for where the rail lines make a perfect x is perhaps the most important 16 square. The crossroads museum features permanent exhibit galleries dealing with archaeological items, nativeamerican relics, early corinth panels, civil war artifacts, railroad memorabilia, industrial items, and an interpretive video and models concerning roscoe turner, corinth native and famed barnstormer. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. It is owned by railway history society of northern new york and is stored with boiler problems.
During the civil war as many as 300,000 soldiers moved through this tiny town in northeastern mississippi as the union and the confederacy fought to control the critical railroad crossroads. Also nearby is the aerospace company atk in iuka, ms. The corinth civil war interpretive center, part of shiloh national military park, explains the key role of corinth in the civil wars western theater. Aug 27, 2017 filmed 8242017 at corinth mississippi first trip to mississippi and caught a ns research train as the first catch which ended up tying down where i was located. See more ideas about mississippi, corinth mississippi and fillmore street. The hotels location in corinth, ms is near major businesses, including caterpillar, general electric and kimberlyclark. Infantry with unidentified soldiers posed with a 10 rodman cannon at fort massachusetts, mississippi 1 photograph. The battle of corinth page includes history articles, battle maps, recommended books, and the latest preservation news for this important 1862 civil war battle in mississippi.
Tim is the author of a number of excellent civil war histories focusing mainly on key. Steeped in history, corinth, mississippi is a mustsee destination for american civil war enthusiasts, artists and crosscounty travelers alike. Jump to navigation jump to search the following railroads operate in. In the spring of 1862, it became the focal point in the wars western theatre. The library of congress does not own rights to material in its collections. Tim smith who wrote the above article has written an excellent book on corinth. History on november 26, 1958, the corinth and counce railroad company was incorporated to build a new, 16. The twenty blackandwhite photographs in this collection were produced ca.
Corinth, mississippi has a unique blend of history and new growth. Meridian was an important railroad center and was home to a confederate arsenal, military hospital, and prisonerofwar stockade, as well as the headquarters for a number of state offices. Alcorn county was formed in 1870 and was named for governor james l. When railroad officials determined that two lines would cross there, the citys fate was determined. This 1981 view looks south towards the site of the ic depot, which was located to the right of the mainline just beyond the boxcars in the old house track, which ran behind the depot. The siege and battle of corinth, mississippi legends of america. No longer are there peddlers selling fried chicken or red hot tamales to passengers. While the city of miami may have officially been a train owned by the illinois central it took no less than four total railroads for it to reach its intended destination including along with the ic the central of georgia, atlantic coast line, and florida east coast later the seaboard air line. The siege of corinth was an american civil war engagement lasting from april 29 to may 30. Jan 25, 2020 corinth civil war interpretive center. The county seat is corinth, which was located at the then junction of the southern, mobile, and ohio and illinois central railroads. Located at the intersection of two major railroads, the town of corinth was. Black history museum of corinth corinth, mississippi. Taylor and the youngers in the building with portico and pillars, shown in the cut of a residence street in corinth, is located the tishomingo savings institution presided over by a.
The gulf, mobile and ohio railroad railroad history and. Map of the siege of corinth battlefield core and study areas by the american battlefield protection program. Jefferson daviss first secretary of war termed these railroads the vertebrae of the. Exhibits crossroads museum and corinth depot corinth. The county was carved out of tishomingo county in 1870, when it was originally home to 10,431 residents, roughly 75 percent of them white. Viaducts, trestles, bridges whatever variety or construction, the aweinspiring mountains of metal or wood, even have supported many decades of history, and provided railroad and architecture enthusiasts with a magnificent. The south suffered a strategic disaster when corinth and its railroads fell to union forces on may 30, 1862. Philippines in 91937 converted to 42 gauge koch shay book 460 18x24 50c. The crossroads museum corinth 2020 all you need to.
The confederates under general van dorn tried to recapture corinth and retake the railroads in a bloody battle on october 34, 1862. Sep 16, 2017 kcs shyed away from me the day and a half i was here, but i observed good ns traffic flowing from alabama to memphis. The line was built in 1959, expanded in 1974 and sold in 1991 to a new owner who changed the railroad s name. The story of corinth in the civil war began years before the conflict erupted. History the gulf, mobile and northern railroad was created as the reorganization of the new orleans, mobile and chicago railroad in 1917. Founded by houston mitchell and hamilton mask in 1854, corinth, mississippi, was called the crossroads of the south during the civil war because of its strategic railroad importancetwo rail lines intersected at city center, making the town one of the most heavily contested transportation hubs fought over by both union and confederate armies.
Overstreetdesigned alcorn county courthouse centennial. The ruse of the whistles the guarded track, corinth. Corinth was a critical railroad crossroads for which. Corinth, ms was a rail center, the object of the 1862 shiloh campaign. The idea behind these pages was inspired by james briegers book, hometown mississippi published many years ago. Affordable hotels in corinth, ms holiday inn express. Shows towns, railroads, roads, drainage and some landowners. While briegers book is an excellent and muchneeded reference, information available at the time 1980 was limited when it came to railroad and industrial history. Thompson, with unidentified african american soldiers.
Corinth, mississippi was a strategic location of major importance during the civil war yet the siege of corinth gets only a mention in most civil war histories. That makes this an opportune time to look at the architecture and history of this building. For this reason it was occupied by confederate or union troops for most of the american civil war. Corinth sprouted while the railroads were being finished in the late 1850s and it quickly became a target when the war began. In 1983 it was taken over by tennrail, which was a subsidiary of midsouth rail. Its railroad crossings brought the conflict home during the civil war, and those same railroads were a source of prosperity only a few years after the end of the war and are still today. Experience southern hospitality during your stay at the holiday inn express corinth hotel. The miami was one of the first streamliners to serve the floridatomidwest market as it was one.
The second battle of corinth which, in the context of the american civil war, is usually referred to as the battle of corinth, to differentiate it from the siege of corinth earlier the same year was fought october 34, 1862, in corinth, mississippi. Alcorn, the first governor of mississippi the county seat is corinth, which was located at the then junction of the southern, mobile, and ohio and illinois central railroads. The northern pacific railroad, the sioux, and the panic of 1873 by m. Civil war battles of mississippi page 6 legends of america. Corinth prospered throughout the rest of the 1850s, but with the coming of the civil war, the importance of the railroad crossings could not be overlooked by either side. The crossroads museum is a nice hidden gem in corinth with a lot of history about the area. The tishomingo savings bank robbery, corinth, mississippi. Search results from civil war, available online, mississippi. Alcorn county is located in the northeastern portion of mississippi. Gibson, who suggested its current name for the city of corinth in greece that also served as a crossroads.
Sherman planned to take meridian and, if the situation was favorable, push on. The 15,000 squarefoot facility features interactive exhibits, a multimedia presentation on the battle of shiloh, and a video on the battle of corinth. Mississippi history now article, corinth in the civil war. The destruction of the union force garrisoned in corinth and recapture of this rail center quickly became.
Filmed 8242017 at corinth mississippi first trip to mississippi and caught a ns research train as the first catch which ended up tying down where i was located. Corinth, which eventually became alcorns county seat, emerged in the 1850s as an important railroad center, making it a strategic site during the civil war. Alcorn county lies at the crossroads of two major rail lines thea norfolk southern and kansas city southerna and is the terminus of a third, mississippi central railway, connecting corinth with red bay, alabama. I especially liked the display of corny train jokes. In 1862 the sleepy town of corinth, mississippi, was transformed into one of the souths most strategic strongholds. A contraband camp exhibit and a national cemetery are also nearby. Corinth is often referred to as mississippis gateway city due to its location in the northeast corner of the state. The crossroads museum and historic corinth depot in downtown corinth, mississippi, offers visitors an array of subject matters of interest under one roof. After playing a prominent role in the american civil war, corinth today is a treasure trove of historical sites, monuments and artifacts just waiting for history buffs to explore. Usgenweb penny postcardspostcard of the new waldron hotel, corinth ms vicki burress roach. The story of this railroad begins in the 1880s, in mississippi. Corinth depot in corinth, mississippi corinth mississippi, railroad industry. It documents the disease that infested civil war military camps. Free shipping and more for millionaires club members.
By 1842 the railroad had completed its main line between between bayou sara, louisiana and woodville, mississippi a distance of 25 miles. Corinth, ms depot museum legends of america photo prints. Corinth is the name of an ancient greek polis citystate and nearby isthmus that lent its name to a set of panhellenic games, a war, and a style of architecture. Corinth, ms legends of america photo prints railroads. The far better known battle of shiloh was a preemptive strike on union troops massing to capture the railroad junction of corinth.
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