Gwin is an
unincorporated community
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located in
Holmes County, Mississippi. Gwin is located on
U.S. Highway 49E
U.S. Route 49E (US 49E) is an United States Numbered Highways, U.S. Highway in the Mississippi Delta, Delta region of Mississippi. It travels through Yazoo County, Mississippi, Yazoo, Holmes County, Mississippi, Holmes, Leflore County, Mississip ...
, south of
Tchula.
The town was once an important station on the
Illinois Central Railroad
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.
Railway history
Gwin was the crew change point for all freight trains traveling between
and
Memphis, and a hotel for train crews was located there. South of the town was a switching yard with six tracks, as well as a wye-junction where the track branched into a line which traveled east to
Durant
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* Durant (surname)
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. Before electrical refrigeration was available for railcars, a large icing facility was located in Gwin, where ice was loading onto trains carrying perishable goods. In 1986, the railway moved its crew change point to
McComb.
References
Unincorporated communities in Holmes County, Mississippi
Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
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