Murphreesboro (also New Hope) is a ghost town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States.
Murphreesboro was located approximately 10 mi (16 km) southeast of Charleston. Ascalmore Creek flowed through the settlement.
Murphreesboro had a post office and a school. In 1900, the population was 56.[2][3][4]
Blues guitarist Hayes McMullen was born in Murphreesboro in 1902.[5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Murphreesboro (historical)
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 286.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Murphreesboro Post Office (historical)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Murphreesboro School
- ^ Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 217. ISBN 9780313344244.
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