Egremont, Mississippi facts for kids
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Egremont
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 Egremont, Mississippi
Location in Mississippi
Egremont, Mississippi
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Sharkey |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 669697 |
Egremont is an unincorporated community in Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States. A variant name for the community is "Baconia".
Egremont is located on U.S. Route 61, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Rolling Fork.
Gallery
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Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad station in Egremont during the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
History
During the American Civil War 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. It was inherited by his son Huger Lee Foote, 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 called "Willie Mama's" was located in Egremont, but closed in 2007. It re-opened under the name "The Waterin Hole".
