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Paris’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Paris yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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What stands out about Paris’s past

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

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Paris, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Paris yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Paris is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Paris is located at the junction of Mississippi Highway 9W and Mississippi Highway 315 10 miles (16 km) east of Water Valley. Pern the 2020 Census, the population was 163.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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