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2403095 [1] Website. cityofamoryms.com. Amory / ˈeɪ.mər.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 ...
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.
There were a total of 1,892 students enrolled in the Amory School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 35.41% African American, 63.74% White, 0.53% Hispanic, and 0.32% Asian. [4] 45.4% of the district's students were eligible to receive ...
UTC−5 (CDT) Congressional district. 1st. Website. www.monroems.com. 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]
Brandon Presley was born on July 21, 1977 [10] in Amory, Mississippi, and raised in Nettleton. His father was an alcoholic and died when Brandon was eight years old, leaving him in the sole care of his mother. [11] His uncle, Harold Ray Presley, subsequently served as a father figure for him. [10]
The Mississippian Railway was established in 1923 primarily to haul lumber products from Fulton south to the interchange with the Frisco Railway in Amory.. In 1944 a bentonite plant was built in Smithville to take advantage of a large deposit discovered there which led to a surge in business for the line and its nickname The Bentonite Road.
4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. Length. 339 mi (546 km) Other. Website. gwrr.com /agr. The Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway (reporting mark AGR) is a Class II railroad [1] owned by Genesee & Wyoming. It operates 339 miles (546 km) of track [2] from the Pensacola, Florida export terminals, west of downtown, north to Columbus ...
The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Amory, Mississippi. Pages in category "People from Amory, Mississippi" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.