Camargo 1847 = Monroe County, Mississippi
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lovorn
N 34° 03.376 W 088° 37.790
16S E 349580 N 3769593
A Mississippi History Marker on Hwy 45 south of Nettleton, MS
Waymark Code: WMD879
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2011
Views: 11
The text on the marker reads:
Camargo - 1847
2 mi. NW was the flourishing port of Camargo, named by Veterans for their Mexican war camp. The town had a steamboat landing, schools, cemetery, and church. Confederates won a skirmish here, July 14, 1864.
The marker looks to be in bad condition.
Date Installed:: 1976/1/1
Organization that placed the object:: Monroe County Bicentennial Committee
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