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Mississippi Highway 9
Mississippi Highway 9 (MS 9) in the Appalachian Foothills (aka North Central Hills) region of northeastern Mississippi, running north–south from MS 30 east of New Albany to MS 12 in Ackerman. It runs approximately , serving Choctaw, Webster, Calhoun, Pontotoc, and Union counties. MS 9W veers off to the left in a curve just about 2 miles north of Bruce. It goes north north-west until it merges with MS 7 just south of Oxford. Route description MS 9 begins in Choctaw County in Ackerman at an intersection with MS 12 just north of downtown. It heads north as a two-lane highway to leave Ackerman and pass through mostly woodlands, where it has intersections with MS 415 and MS 790, before passing by the TVA Ackerman Combined Cycle Plant (along with the Red Hills Power Plant and Mine). The highway passes through the community of Bywy, where it has an interchange with the Natchez Trace Parkway, before passing through a mix of farmland and wooded areas for several mile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi Department Of Transportation
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is the organization in charge of developing and maintaining all state and federal roadways in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In addition to highways, the department also has a limited role in supporting Mississippi's public transportation system, ports and waterways system, aeronautics and railroads. MDOT is headquartered in downtown Jackson. Role and Responsibility MDOT is responsible for providing a safe intermodal transportation network that is planned, designed, constructed and maintained in an effective, cost-efficient and environmentally sensitive manner. MDOT's objective is to maximize taxpayers' dollars by providing a safe, efficient multimodal network that enhances economic stability and growth. History In 1916, the Mississippi State Highway Commission was formed by the Mississippi Legislature with three elected commissioners to act in a supervisory capacity in the administration of federal funds allotted to the stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi Highway 9W
Mississippi Highway 9W (MS 9W) is a long state highway located in northern Mississippi. The southern terminus of the route is at MS 9 north of Bruce in Calhoun County while the northern terminus is at MS 7 south of Oxford in Lafayette County. The route is a two-lane undivided road its entire length and passes through rural areas of woods and farms. Along the way, MS 9W intersects MS 315 in Paris. MS 9W was designated to follow its current alignment in 1956 and was fully paved from a gravel road by 1960. Route description MS 9W begins at an intersection with MS 9 to the north of Bruce in Calhoun County. The route heads northwest on a two-lane undivided road through a mix of woods and farmlands with a few homes. The road turns to the north and reaches the community of Banner, where the road crosses two County Roads: CR 275 and CR 267. MS 9W enters a dense forest as it curves northwest again and heads into more agricultural fields, coming to a junction with CR 284. After cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walthall, Mississippi
Walthall is a village in Webster County, Mississippi. The population was 144 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Webster County, designated in 1876. Geography Walthall is located at (33.606588, -89.279000). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 170 people, 61 households, and 50 families residing in the village. The population density was 173.0 people per square mile (67.0/km). There were 69 housing units at an average density of 70.2 per square mile (27.2/km). The racial makeup of the village was 92.94% White, 3.53% African American, 0.59% Asian, 0.59% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population. There were 61 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whites Creek Lake
White is a racialized classification of people and a skin color specifier, generally used for people of European origin, although the definition can vary depending on context, nationality, and point of view. Description of populations as "White" in reference to their skin color predates this notion and is occasionally found in Greco-Roman ethnography and other ancient or medieval sources, but these societies did not have any notion of a White or pan-European race. The term "White race" or "White people", defined by their light skin among other physical characteristics, entered the major European languages in the later seventeenth century, when the concept of a "unified White" achieve universal acceptance in Europe, in the context of racialized slavery and unequal social status in the European colonies. Scholarship on race distinguishes the modern concept from pre-modern descriptions, which focused on physical complexion rather than race. Prior to the modern era, no European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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