Yazoo City, MS

About Yazoo City

• • Blues musician Papa Charlie McCoy was born in Yazoo City.
• • The Casey Jones Railroad Museum is in nearby Vaughan, celebrating the famed engineer.
• • Its proximity to the Yazoo River made it a key cotton shipping point.
• • Locals whisper of a witch buried in the city cemetery, cursing the town.
• • The Great Fire of 1904 destroyed much of the city's downtown area.
• • It was named for the Yazoo Indians in 1830, originally called Manchester.
• • With around 10,000 people, it's smaller than its neighbor, Jackson.
• • At 102 feet, it's just slightly above the Yazoo River's flood plain.
• • Agriculture, especially cotton and soybeans, drives the local economy.
• • There's a feeling of quiet resilience amidst fading grandeur.
• • The New Orleans Saints are the closest NFL team, Super Bowl XLIV champs.
• • Walter Payton, a Mississippi native, played college football at Jackson State.

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