Greenwood, located on the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta, about ninety-five miles north of Jackson, is the county seat of Leflore County. The Tallahatchie River and the Yalobusha River meet in Greenwood to form the Yazoo River. The first European-American settlement in the area was in 1834, when John Williams established a trading post there. The community that grew up around his trading post was known as Williams Landing. Soon, a rival trading post was set up three miles upriver by Colonel Greenwood Leflore, and known as Point Leflore. In 1844, a road was built connecting the two communities and they were incorporated together as Greenwood. The city served as a shipping point for cotton, and thousands of slaves were brought in to work as laborers in the cotton fields. The cotton and shipping industries of Greenwood thrived until the latter part of the American Civil War. During Reconstruction, many freed slaves withdrew from working for others, buying and clearing their own farms in the bottomlands, and the area’s cotton industries declined. The railroads revived the city’s economy, with two rail lines running to downtown Greenwood, near the Yazoo River. During the early 1900s, the cotton industry was largely mechanized, displacing sharecroppers and tenant farmers, and textile manufacturing industries began shifting overseas. During the 1950s and 1960s, Greenwood was the site of major Civil Rights protests, as several organizations on both sides of the conflict set up headquarters within the city. Byron De La Beckwith, the Klansman who assassinated Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers, grew up in Greenwood and lived in the city. Surrounding communities include Browning, Craigside, Crenfree, Fort Loring, Grenada Junction, and Rising Sun. The city is roughly halfway between Indianola and Winona, along US Highway 82.
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Located in the Mississippi Delta town of Greenwood, Mississippi, the hotel features forty-five rooms and five suites, along with a few private lofts, and a spa, which are highlighted here, along with the Viking Cooking School, Giardina’s Restaurant, and Studio A, which offers a variety of yoga classes.
http://www.thealluvian.com/
City of Greenwood, Mississippi
The Leflore County seat is located at the confluence of three rivers, at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta. The official municipal web site offers a history, profile and demographics for the city, an overview of the city government, departmental contacts, meeting agendas and minutes, and a guide to area organizations.
http://www.greenwoodms.com/
Established in 1906, GLH is a publicly owned hospital in Greenwood, Mississippi. Accredited by the Joint Commission of Healthcare Organizations, the hospital is a 208-bed facility and the largest employer in Leflore County. Its services, associated clinics and specialties, maps, and patient information are presented, and patients may pay bills through the site.
http://glh.org/
Headquartered in Greenwood, Mississippi, the public school system offers a PK-12th grade curriculum through Bankston Elementary School, David Elementary School, Threadgill Elementary School, Greenwood Middle School, Greenwood High School, and a career and technical center, each of which are highlighted here, with a district calendar and administrative contacts.
http://www.greenwood.k12.ms.us/
Privately maintained by Donny Whitehead, a lifelong resident of Greenwood, the site focuses on the history of the community, including several photographs of local scenes, homes, hotels, hospitals, schools and businesses, along with a section on baseball, throughout the years, in Greenwood.
http://www.aboutgreenwoodms.com/
The Junior Auxiliary of Greenwood, Mississippi is a non-profit organization that offers charitable services to the community, with an emphasis on children. The organization was established in 1933 as the Welfare League, adopting its current name in 1938. Membership policies, meeting schedules, and an overview of its projects are featured.
http://www.jagreenwood.org/
The Greenwood, Mississippi business began in 1921 as a grocery store and small menu restaurant, and continues to be family owned and operated. Its location, menus, products and recipes are outlined, along with its hours of operation, recipes, and information about becoming a wholesaler.
https://www.luscos.net/
Situated on a cotton plantation on the banks of the Tallahatchie River, north of Greenwood, Mississippi, these two to four-room dwellings are preserved examples of the small rural homes that once were common along the Mississippi Delta countryside, and in which so many Blues artists were raised. Available for rent by the day, week or month, the flats are described and shown in pictures, along with an on-site tavern. Reservations may be made through the site.
http://www.tallahatchieflats.com/
Directions and a map indicate the location of the restaurant on Carrollton Avenue in the Mississippi Delta town of Greenwood, Mississippi. The restaurant's hours of operation, lunch and dinner menus, contacts, appointment policies, and customer reviews are published to the site.
http://crystalgrillms.com/
