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History · Crowder

Crowder’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Crowder. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Crowder is a town in Panola and Quitman counties in the state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, Crowder had a population of 573.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 712 to 573 (-20%). Half of its homes were built before 1978.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Crowder yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Crowder’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Crowder

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John Lee HookerJohn Lee HookerClarksdale · 25 miSam CookeSam CookeClarksdale · 25 miIke TurnerIke TurnerClarksdale · 25 miRick RossRick RossClarksdale · 25 miCharley PrideCharley PrideSledge · 19 miSonny Boy Williamson IISonny Boy Williamson IIGlendora · 25 mi
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Crowder, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Crowder is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Crowder has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Marks Downtown Historic District in Marks, 9.6 miles away.

Crowder and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Crowder. Tap a dot.
Marks Downtown Historic DistrictLamb-Fish BridgeMitchell and McLendon General MerchantsDr. Tandy and Sarah Harrison HouseLee HouseBatesville Historic District

Closest to Crowder

Marks Downtown Historic DistrictMarks · District9.6miLamb-Fish BridgeCharleston · Structure10.9miMitchell and McLendon General MerchantsOakland · Building12miDr. Tandy and Sarah Harrison HouseCharleston · Building12.4miLee HouseBatesville · Built 188014.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Marks Downtown Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Crowder?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Crowder’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Lambert📜 Marks📜 Pope📜 Courtland
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