Egremont is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Sharkey County, Mississippi Sharkey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Part of the western border is formed by the Yazoo River. According to the 2010 census, the population was 4,916, making it the second-least populous county in Mississippi. ...

, United States. A variant name for the community is "Baconia". Egremont is located on

U.S. Route 61 U.S. Route 61 or U.S. Highway 61 (U.S. 61) is a major United States highway that extends between New Orleans, Louisiana and the city of Wyoming, Minnesota. The highway generally follows the course of the Mississippi River and is designate ...

, south of Rolling Fork.

Gallery

File:Railroad Station in Egremont, Mississippi during 1927 flood.png,

Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad (Y&MV) was incorporated in 1882 and was part of the Illinois Central Railroad system (IC). Construction began in Jackson, Mississippi, and continued to Yazoo City, Mississippi. The line was later expanded ...

station in Egremont during the

Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States, with inundated in depths of up to over the course of several months in early 1927. The uninflated cost of the damage has been estimat ...

History

During the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

of 1861–1865, a military campaign launched by Union forces was slowed by obstructions placed along Deer Creek at the Egremont Plantation. In 1880, the Egremont Plantation became the property of

Hezekiah William Foote Hezekiah William Foote (a.k.a. Henry Foote) (1813–1899) was an American Confederate veteran, attorney, planter, slaveholder, and state politician from Mississippi. Early life Hezekiah William Foote was born on December 17, 1813, in Cheste ...

. It was inherited by his son

Huger Lee Foote Huger Lee Foote (1854–1915) was an American planter and politician. He served in the Mississippi Senate. He later sold his plantations to pay for his gambling debts. Early life Huger Lee Foote was born on April 24, 1854, in Macon, Mississippi. ...

, who was elected Sheriff of Sharkey County in 1890, and went on to serve in the Mississippi Legislature. In 1984, sculptor Wesley Bobo erected a steel dinosaur along Route 61 in Egremont. A local

juke joint Juke joint (also jukejoint, jook house, jook, or juke) is the vernacular term for an informal establishment featuring music, dancing, gambling, and drinking, primarily operated by African Americans in the southeastern United States. A juke joint ...

called "Willie Mama's" was located in Egremont, but closed in 2007. It re-opened under the name "The Waterin Hole".

References

External links

Photo of former "Willie Mama's" juke joint in Egremont
Unincorporated communities in Sharkey County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{SharkeyCountyMS-geo-stub