Friars Point - Friars Point, MS
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Markerman62
N 34° 22.239 W 090° 38.385
15S E 717035 N 3805778
Located in front of city hall at 700 2nd Street, Friars Point
Waymark Code: WM13GGD
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2020
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Known originally as Farrar's Point, this town was incorporated in 1852. Its name was later changed to Friars Point to honor an early settler and legislator, Robert Friar. Coahoma county seat 1850-1930.
Date Installed:: 1980
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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