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Amory / ˈ eɪ. m ər. i / is a city in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 6,666 at the 2020 census , down from 7,316 in 2010 . Located in the northeastern part of the state near the Alabama border, it was founded in 1887 as a railroad town by the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad .
Description. The Hester Site is located in northeastern Mississippi, near the city of Amory in Monroe County. The full extent of the site is unknown, because it has only been subjected to limited excavation, in 1974-75 and again in 1978. The site has three clearly delineated soil types, each of which contains a complex of features and finds.
Amory suffered extensive damage while the town of Rolling Fork, more than three hours north in Mississippi, was nearly flattened. More than a dozen people were killed in Sharkey County, home to ...
On March 24, 2023, a severe weather and tornado outbreak began across portions of the lower Mississippi River Valley in the United States. A slow-moving trough moved eastward across the United States and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass originating from the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in widespread heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms, and significant tornadoes over a four-day period.
The Amory Regional Museum in Amory, Mississippi, is also accepting supplies. Donations can also be sent to the Community Foundation of Washing County or the Crossway Church in Vicksburg.
Monroe County, Mississippi. Former Monroe County Courthouse in Aberdeen. / 33.89°N 88.49°W / 33.89; -88.49. Monroe County is a county on the northeast border of the U.S. state of Mississippi next to Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,180. [1] Its county seat is Aberdeen. [2]
Cotton Gin Port was the first town settled by Europeans in what became north Mississippi. It was developed on the east bank of the Tombigbee River, at a crossing of vital Indian trails. This had been a base of expeditions of French explorers Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville in 1736 and Vaudreuil in 1752. After the United States acquired the ...
Mississippian Railway. The Mississippian Railway ( reporting mark MSRW) is a short line railroad operating from Amory, Mississippi, to Fulton, Mississippi. It is owned and operated by the Itawamba County Railroad Authority . The MSRW interchanges with the BNSF Railway at Amory, Mississippi. The MSRW's shops are also located in Amory.