Itta Bena ("Home in the Woods") - Itta Bena, MS
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N 33° 29.708 W 090° 19.187
15S E 749002 N 3709395
The town's name is derived from the Choctaw phrase iti bina, meaning "forest camp". The marker is located at the intersection of Schley Street (Mississippi Route 7) and Humphreys Street.
Waymark Code: WMMN1V
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2014
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Marker text:
Plantation home site (from which town was named) of Brig. Gen. Benj. G. Humphreys, C.S.A.. Elected governor of Mississippi, Oct., 1865. Forcibly removed by Carpetbag regime, June, 1868.
Date Installed:: 1962
Organization that placed the object:: The Mississippi Historical Commission.
Related Website:: [Web Link]
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