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Philadelphia, Mississippi

Everything Philadelphia is known for

RoadyGoat plays music like this when you drive through Philadelphia. It's free on iPhone, and full songs play through Apple Music.

Music in Philadelphia

Songs About Philadelphia

the mockingbird & THE CROW
HARDY
6%
"I grew up in a little town named after another"
Drink Up
HiXTAPE
6%
"My Mississippi brother, Hardy"

Rivers & Roads in Song near Philadelphia

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Philadelphia.

History of Philadelphia

Mt. Zion Methodist Church - Freedom Summer

1964

Site connected to the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner during Freedom Summer 1964.

Everything Near Philadelphia

3 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • Mt. Zion Methodist Church - Freedom Summer · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker

    Site connected to the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner during Freedom Summer 1964.

  • Nanih Waiya Mound · 2.4 mi · Archaeological Site

    This is the most sacred ground in Mississippi, and you should know that before you take another step. Nanih Waiya is the origin mound of the Choctaw Nation. According to Choctaw oral tradition, this is the place where…

  • Nanih Waiya · 14.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Pull over here for a second. This isn't just any old mound – it's Nanih Waiya, and it's considered the mother mound of the Choctaw people. For centuries, going back as far as 300 CE, this place has been sacred. The…

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