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Perthshire
is a plantation in Bolivar County, in the center of the
Mississippi Delta.
One family has owned the plantation for four
generations. Many
families have worked it.
Throughout this time, Perthshire had a community
life like that of any small town--with currency, laws,
social activities, churches, schools, store, a rail
depot, and a baseball team of its own.
Using
oral histories, films, photographs, letters, legal
documents, and maps, One Hundred Years at Perthshire is a multimedia web site that
explores the life of this plantation as it underwent the
tremendous changes of the twentieth century.
If
you are a NEW USER, explore an overview of the
Perthshire experience with one of our interactive movies
to the right.
If
you are a RETURNING VISITOR, check out the topics
above. Each section offers a variety of ways to
experience the history of a plantation.
One
Hundred Years at Perthshire is
an ongoing project of the Center for the Study of
Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi.
Click
here to view the introduction!
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