Drew, in northern Sunflower County, Mississippi, actually began about three miles east of its current location, in a place that was known as Sandy Bayou, in the 1880s. The community and post office moved to its current location to be nearer the Yellow Dog Railroad, and was incorporated as Drew in 1899, for Miss Drew Daniel, the daughter of Andrew Jackson Daniel. Several large cotton plantations surrounded Drew, and at one time the area had more cotton gins than anywhere else in the country. In 1923, Joe Pullen, an African-American tenant farmer, was lynched by a white mob in Drew, but not before he had killed several members of the lynch mob and injured several others. Mae Bertha Carter, a major figure in the Civil Rights movement, was from Drew, and her children were the first in the county to attend an otherwise all-white school. The city is situated along US Route 49-W, on the route between Jackson and Clarksdale. The Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman is about eight miles north of Drew. Ruleville and Yazoo City are south of the city. Cleveland, Mississippi is twelve miles from Drew. The former NFL quarterback, Archie Manning, is from Drew, but he never lived in Drew again after leaving to attend the University of Mississippi. Other professional football players from Drew include Al Dixon and Billy Stacy.
 
 
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The annual event is held at Gazebo Park in downtown Drew, Mississippi in late October, featuring a variety of events that may change from year to year, including duck calling competitions, a duck gumbo cook-off, and others. Its location, schedules, sponsorships, and contacts are posted.
http://www.deltawingsfestival.com/
The cemetery is located in the city of Drew, Sunflower County, Mississippi. Photographs of the grounds are featured, along with a list of people interred on the grounds, including names, dates of birth and death, photos of memorials and other information. Visitors may upload additional information to the site.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=59034
Situated on Swoope Road in Drew, Mississippi, the public school is a campus of the Sunflower County Consolidated School District. Directions, a school schedule, calendar of events, staff and faculty contacts, a student handbook, news and updates are posted to the site.
http://hms.sunflower.k12.ms.us
President and CEO of Sears, Roebuck and Company in the early part of the 20th century, Julius Rosenwald built several school across fifteen southern states, including the Little Red Schoolhouse in Drew, Mississippi, although it was originally known as the Drew Colored School, which served as the only school for African-Americans in Drew until 1969. A history of the school, which now serves as a community center, is given, including restoration projects and photographs.
http://www.drewrosenwaldschool.org/
The hunting lodge is located near the town of Drew, Mississippi, specializing in hunting packages for waterfowl and upland birds., including mallards, pintails, gadwalls, widgeons, wood ducks, blue-winged and green-winged teal, and geese. Its location, hunting packages and rates, lodge amenities, and contacts are featured.
http://www.mallardmanor.com/
Accredited by the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools, the private Christian school in Drew, Mississippi offers a Christian educational curriculum for students in K-3 through the 12th grade. Administrative, faculty and staff contacts, a school schedule, and announcements are posted to the site.
http://northsunfloweracademy.com/
Located south of Drew, Mississippi, the airport is open to the public. Its location, operations data, airport communications and services, runway information, and operational statistics are put forward, along with a sectional chart and aerial photograph of the airport.
http://www.airnav.com/airport/M37/