Greenwood: Cotton Capital of the Delta
Greenwood sits at the confluence of the Tallahatchie and Yalobusha rivers, which merge to form the Yazoo River. For decades, the city billed itself as the Cotton Capital of the World. The Greenwood Cotton Exchange, once among the busiest in the South, processed cotton from plantations across the Delta.
The city gained a darker notoriety during the civil rights era. Emmett Till's body was recovered from the Tallahatchie River near Money, just north of Greenwood, in 1955. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) established its Mississippi headquarters in Greenwood during voter registration drives in the early 1960s, facing violent resistance.
Viking Range Corporation, makers of high-end kitchen appliances, was founded in Greenwood by Fred Carl Jr. in 1987. The company's headquarters and original factory anchored the downtown economy before its acquisition by Middleby Corporation. The Alluvian Hotel, a boutique property connected to Viking, brought a level of hospitality unusual for a Delta town of this size.
The Greenwood Farmers Market operates seasonally on Howard Street. Cottonlandia Museum, originally built to celebrate the cotton industry, now covers the broader history of the Delta including Native American artifacts and civil rights exhibits. The flat landscape around Greenwood is broken only by the tree lines along waterways and the occasional grain elevator rising above the fields.
Escortservice.com reviews escort websites that serve the Greenwood area and lists them in its directory. It does not arrange any meetings or confirm legal compliance. Visitors must be at least 21 years of age.
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Greenwood sits at the confluence of the Tallahatchie and Yalobusha rivers, which merge to form the Yazoo River. For decades, the city billed itself as the Cotton Capital of the World. The Greenwood Cotton Exchange, once among the busiest in the South, processed cotton from plantations across the Delta.
The city gained a darker notoriety during the civil rights era. Emmett Till's body was recovered from the Tallahatchie River near Money, just north of Greenwood, in 1955. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) established its Mississippi headquarters in Greenwood during voter registration drives in the early 1960s, facing violent resistance.
Viking Range Corporation, makers of high-end kitchen appliances, was founded in Greenwood by Fred Carl Jr. in 1987. The company's headquarters and original factory anchored the downtown economy before its acquisition by Middleby Corporation. The Alluvian Hotel, a boutique property connected to Viking, brought a level of hospitality unusual for a Delta town of this size.
The Greenwood Farmers Market operates seasonally on Howard Street. Cottonlandia Museum, originally built to celebrate the cotton industry, now covers the broader history of the Delta including Native American artifacts and civil rights exhibits. The flat landscape around Greenwood is broken only by the tree lines along waterways and the occasional grain elevator rising above the fields.
Escortservice.com reviews escort websites that serve the Greenwood area and lists them in its directory. It does not arrange any meetings or confirm legal compliance. Visitors must be at least 21 years of age.
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