Marcella is an unincorporated community located in Holmes County, Mississippi near the Yazoo River. Marcella is located near Mississippi Highway 12 and is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Thornton, and approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of Tchula.

Marcella is named for the Marcella plantation.[2]

A post office operated under the name Marcella from 1881 to 1894.[3]

Marion Post Wolcott documented people and scenes from the Marcella plantation in October 1939 as part of her work with the Farm Security Administration.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marcella, Mississippi
  2. ^ William P. Hustwit (February 5, 2019). Integration Now: Alexander v. Holmes and the End of Jim Crow Education. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4696-4856-9.
  3. ^ "Holmes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Marcella Plantation". Library of Congress. Retrieved June 4, 2021.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcella,_Mississippi
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