Nesbit, Mississippi

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Nesbit is a town located in DeSoto County, Mississippi (USA), in the northern part of the state approximately 25 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee.

[edit] Famous residents

• Kenny Brown, blues guitarist (born 1953; grew up in Nesbit)
• Mississippi Joe Callicott, blues singer and guitarist (1900-1969; was born and lived in Nesbit)
• Jerry Lee Lewis, rock and roll singer and pianist (born 1935; has lived in Nesbit since 1972)

[edit] Miscellaneous Facts

• In 1852, the state legislature chartered a stock company to build a plank road 22 miles long from Memphis to Nesbit. A similar road was built from Holly Springs to Memphis. These were toll roads and travel on them was not cheap. However, they offered relief from dust and mud. Highways 51 and 78 of today reflect these routes. (Source: http://www.desotoms.com/history.htm)

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Coordinates: 34°52′54″N, 90°00′31″W