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Team-Building History Walks in Coahoma County, MS

A history hunt for a team off-site: groups race between nearby markers, answer from the record, and collect the stops.

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Coahoma County is one of 82 counties in Mississippi. Licensing the platform for Coahoma County, MS means the routes, the badges and the visitor counts run under your name, and the history stays accurate.

On the record near Coahoma County, MS

The 12 nearest

62 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Coahoma County, MS. 9 listed sites carry Coahoma County as their county.

  1. Clark, John, House1.1 miles from the center of Coahoma County · Building · Clarksdale · listed 2003National Register of Historic Places
  2. Woolworth Building1.3 miles from the center of Coahoma County · Building · Clarksdale · listed 2009National Register of Historic Places
  3. Alcazar Hotel, New1.5 miles from the center of Coahoma County · Building · Clarksdale · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
  4. WROX Building1.5 miles from the center of Coahoma County · Building · Clarksdale · listed 2002National Register of Historic Places
  5. Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Passenger Depot1.5 miles from the center of Coahoma County · Building · Clarksdale · listed 1995National Register of Historic Places
  6. Bobo Senior High School Building1.7 miles from the center of Coahoma County · Building · Clarksdale · listed 2008National Register of Historic Places
  7. The Riverside Hotel1.9 miles from the center of Coahoma County · Building · Clarksdale · listed 2009National Register of Historic Places
  8. Myrtle Hall Branch Library for Negroes1.9 miles from the center of Coahoma County · Building · Clarksdale · listed 2018National Register of Historic Places
  9. Prairie Plantation House7.5 miles from the center of Coahoma County · Building · Clarksdale · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
  10. Lee Grocery Store17 miles from the center of Coahoma County · Building · Elaine · listed 2020National Register of Historic Places
  11. Estevan Hall20 miles from the center of Coahoma County · Building · Helena · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
  12. Battery D20 miles from the center of Coahoma County · Site · Helena · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Coahoma County, MS. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Team-Building Walks in Coahoma County, step by step

  1. 1

    Set the area and the list of markers to find

  2. 2

    Split into teams or go solo, with the map open

  3. 3

    Find each marker and answer one question from its story

  4. 4

    Photograph the marker to prove the find

  5. 5

    Count the badges and pick a harder hunt for next time

What people in Coahoma County, MS ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Coahoma County, MS?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

What does a license for Coahoma County, MS include?

Routes built from every listed site in your area, your branding and stories, badges and challenges, and visitor counts you can report on. Terms are set per organization and area, so there is no single-price page.

Do we have to maintain the site data ourselves?

No. The listed sites come from the published records and are kept current centrally. You add the local stories and the routes you want visitors to follow.

How a visit works in Coahoma County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Coahoma County, MS the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Coahoma County, MS are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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