Avalon, Mississippi
| Avalon, Mississippi | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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  Avalon, Mississippi  Avalon, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 33°39′18″N 90°05′08″W / 33.65500°N 90.08556°WCoordinates: 33°39′18″N 90°05′08″W / 33.65500°N 90.08556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Carroll |
| Elevation | 132 ft (40 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 666432[1] |
Avalon is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Mississippi.[1]
Avalon is a former settlement on Mississippi Highway 7, about 12 miles north of Greenwood. By the early 1960s, it was largely abandoned and no longer marked on maps. A church, a former store, and a few houses survive.
Mississippi John Hurt, an African-American blues musician, was raised and lived here most of his life. His shotgun house is preserved as a museum to honor him. It occasionally hosts blues and gospel festivals on the adjacent land.[2]
Avalon is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.
In his later years, Hurt lived for two years in Washington, DC. After he returned to nearby Grenada, he died a year later. His song "Avalon Blues" describes his homesickness while recording in New York City in 1928.
Carroll County has placed a highway marker at Avalon to commemorate Hurt and his music. It is part of the Mississippi Blues Trail.[3]
John Hurt Museum
Mississippi John Hurt Highway Marker
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Avalon
- ↑ http://www.msjohnhurtmuseum.com/
- ↑ O'Neal, Jim. "Stackhouse & BluEsoterica (Jim O'Neal): The Mississippi Blues Trail marker project". stackhouse-bluesoterica.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
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