I only had a short time to spend in this place, and I'm already looking forward to going back. It's…read morevery well done. The place is immaculately clean. There aren't a lot of displays, as it is a battlefield that isn't as heavily visited as some of the others. What is there is impressive. They do a nice job of interpreting the battle. The artillery and gun ports are equally impressive. Which visitor to a battlefield doesn't enjoy seeing cannons? The bronze castings of Civil War era gear, weapons and uniforms in the grass and in the concrete on the walking path was a nice touch. They definitely add to the "feel" of the place The staff member I met was polite, friendly, and very knowledgeable about the siege and the later battle. There weren't a lot of people there, and I think he was the only person working, but he did his job very well. If you're passing through the area, be sure to stop. It's a bit out of the way, but it's very easy to get to. If you're even the slightest bit interested in Civil War history, you need to add this to the list of battlefields that you want to visit. It can easily be tied into a visit if the Shiloh Battlefield, which is exactly what I did.

"Richmond and Corinth are now the great strategical points of war, and our success at these points…read moreshould be insured at all hazards"- Gen. Halleck Beauregard told his superiors: "If defeated here we will lose the Mississippi Valley and probably our cause . . . and our independence." The main reason for Corinth's military importance is 2 major railroads, the Memphis & Charleston Railroad (running east/west) and the Mobile & Ohio Railroad (north/south) crossed here. By 1855, a small town, originally called Cross City, changed its name to Corinth, after the crossroads city of ancient Greece. During the Civil War, the town would become the site of 2 significant engagements: 1. A siege of the town in spring 1862 2. A bloody conflict that same fall The Battle of Shiloh on April 6-7, 1862 was faught in an effort to defend Corinth over possession of the city's railroads. The Confederates lost this battle and had to retreat to Corinth, bringing many of their wounded with them causing the town to become a vast hospital. Union forces laid siege to the town in May 1862. On October 3-4, 1862, Confederates advanced and attacked the Union Army. After 2 days of fire, Confederate General Van Dorn was forced to retreat. By January 1864, the strategic situation had changed so much that Corinth was no longer needed by the Union, so the Federal army abandoned the town.

One legendary business downtown that is deserving of a visit is Borroums Drug Store. It was founded…read morein 1865 by former CSA army surgeon A.J. Borroum. It is the oldest drug store in continuous operation in Mississippi. It is considered a "free museum" also because they have on display, Native American arrowheads, Civil War relics, and an authentic, working soda fountain. This business has been owned and operated by the Borroum family since its founding. I worked at Borroum's for a short time. I remember listening to Mrs. Camille recall an incident from her childhood of her and her father being held up at shotgun point. Mrs. Camille was the first certified female druggist in the state of Mississippi. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt0ugLzb2ws&sns=em Some locals can be seen talking about Corinth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFmD_7VjXg0&sns=em Biggers Hardware opened in 1918 and has been a mainstay in the community ever since. The store's ownership is in the fourth generation of the Biggers family. December 7,1874, three to four members of the Jesse James-Cole Younger gang rode into Corinth with a plan to rob the Tishomingo Savings Institution. Refusing to cooperate, the bank owner, Alonzo Taylor, allegedly told them, "I'd rather be in hell than in Corinth without money". The outlaws escaped with $15,000. Back in the late 1980s I lived in a small rental house and the landlord claimed that the gang rode through a part of the land, even pointing to the general area in which they rode. Corinth native, Roscoe Turner is the only Mississippian in the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio. Turner is the only three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy Race. He also established the cross-country airplane speed record in 1925. One of Turner's planes is featured in the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institute. There is a small airport named after Turner http://www.yelp.com/biz/roscoe-turner-airport-corinth In 1955, Elvis, Scotty and Bill were to have two performances in the Alcorn County Courthouse/Assembly hall. The shows were sponsored by the Corinth Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) to help raise funds for a playground. It is said there were insufficient ticket sales to have one showing. While in town, Elvis was reputed to have visited Borroum's drug store and by the recollections of Camille Borroum Mitchell, local legend has it he was thought to have temporarily left his guitar there for some unexplained reason. Every year there are various celebrations and events held downtown, such as Hog Wild, Slugburger Festival and the Block Party. Roads are blocked off, talent shows are held, foods are cooked, carnival rides are set up and fun is had by all for a weekend at a time.

I have been inside the Coliseum once before. I had a small part in the Corinth Theater Arts'…read moreproduction of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. The acoustics were great, no loud echoes from the cast or the patrons watching the play. I'm curious as to how the sound quality will be when there is a live act performing music. Ben Mathis performed tonight and the sound level and quality were acceptable. There weren't echoes or serious vibrations. The skylights need to be cleaned and there is paint peeling. There are clean and comfortable theater seats. The air system works pretty good (borderline nippy when it comes on). All in all, a very nice venue for more intimate performances.

'To Protect and To Serve'. Just words scrawled on cop cars or just a catchy slogan used in many…read moreHollywood movies? Either way, I assume those words are synonymous with police anywhere. A few weeks ago I was proven wrong when I placed a call to the Corinth Police Department. I called shortly after midnight on 7-26-2014 to report catching a teenage girl prowling inside my car which was parked in my drive. She had been seen, by us, prowling around inside a neighbor's truck. I gave a description of her, along with a description of the two other teens with her. I was told they would send a patrol car right out. OK, this is where the "serve" in 'To Protect and To Serve' should take place. It did not. I remained outside until 2:30 am and no patrol car made an appearance. The following day, I did inform the neighbor of the incident and their reaction was typical anger and disgust in how the children are being raised nowadays. They also made it clear they would have no qualms in shooting a thief or intruder. I made a mental note then and there that these teens need to remain in their own neighborhood and if I saw them I would call the police again, to PROTECT them, from themselves and their own stupidity. On 8-17-2014 I called the Corinth Police Department again. I stated my name and the fact that I had called them before about a prowler in my car. I laid it all out to him and even the fact that they did not follow up on my previous call. This call was to inform him that my car, parked in my drive had been burgled. I told him this time money was stolen, glove box rifled through and the console opened. Did I get an apology from him regarding their failure to send a patrol car the first time I called? No, I did not. Did I get asked HOW MUCH money was stolen? No, I did not. Did I have any sense of calm come over me as I told him my situation? No, I did not. He did say "we will put you on the books for extra patrol". Oh, ok, cool this is where the serve and protect is going to come into play. Well, damn if I ain't wrong on that again. Not one single patrol car has been spotted in this neighborhood, day or night since my calls to them. The badge for the Corinth Police Department states two words, 'Pride' and 'Service'. Well, they can have pride in knowing I have zero confidence in their word. If my situation and how it was handled is an inkling into their service then I do hope for myself and my neighbors' sakes these teens and others like them stay away from this neighborhood. Because we will be forced to stand up and protect what is ours. The pizza delivery guy has no problems finding this neighborhood in a timely manner, I can only hope the Corinth Police Department can catch on soon and start patrolling as promised. Update:It is the first week of Jan 2015 and still no extra patrolling in this neighborhood. We have new neighbors moving in and someone else vacated a house. That opens the window of opportunity for those delinquent teens to poke around and possibly vandalize that property. To Each Their Own.

The people helping me always treat me good and can verify some information on the phone if needed…read more Thank God !!!

#30 This is one of…read morethose places many people dred going into, much like the DMV, for fear of long wait times and/or the thought of encountering a cold-shouldered case worker. I have been here multiple times and have never had a bad or uncomfortable experience as of yet. The lobby has always been clean and comfortable (temperature at least). My wait times never seemed extra long and I've been 4-6th in que to be helped. I've had a variety of workers to help me over time and I have never met a rude, cold-shouldered or inexperienced one yet. There is a security officer on duty at all times during office hours. If you have a problem understanding the touchscreen sign-in 'number generator' he will be happy to help guide you through the steps.

The service was horrible here, the woman wouldn't even look me in the face when she talked to me,…read moreI'm from out of town, I guess I talked different. The only reason I'm giving one star is that I have to put something, or that would be a zero. Thanks for nothing Lady with the blonde hair.....

Nothing spectacular or unique. It's usually a steady move to the counters. Everyone is always…read morefriendly. If you need to deal with them on Saturdays do NOT push it to the last minute, they will lock the door in your face or with your hand on the door. Click! They don't mess around on Saturday.

The Northeast Regional Library serves the four Northeastern Mississippi counties of Alcorn,…read morePrentiss, Tippah, and Tishomingo. They are all different and unique in their own ways. The Alcorn staff are very stern and do not allow loud talking and are very firm when asking you to end your computer session. Whereas, Ripley staff let children run total butt-monkey-stupid-crazy and allow people to talk loudly on their phones and even let music play on their phones aloud without headphones. Established in 1951, the Northeast Regional Library is the second oldest regional library system in Mississippi. It is comprised of a headquarters library here in Corinth and twelve branches. Several larger branches including Corinth, Booneville, Iuka, and Ripley, have separate genealogy and local history collections that are available for in-house use. U.S. Census records on microfilm are available at several branch locations as are journals on genealogical research, passenger lists, and more. The upstairs of the Corinth Library is set aside for genealogy and I believe you still must be 18 years old to go upstairs. Through a grant provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, most branch libraries have one or more computers available for public use, Corinth has a half dozen minimum. All computers access the Internet and contain the Microsoft Office Professional suite of word processing and Power Point programs. Northeast Regional Library offer free wireless Internet access. The service is available 7 days per week, 24 hours per day. After hours the wireless connection is accessible from the libraries' parking lots and elsewhere on library grounds. The service is offered at Corinth, Booneville, Iuka, Ripley, Baldwyn, Belmont, Walnut, Blue Mountain and Burnsville Libraries. Meeting rooms of various sizes are available for use by the public in several branches of the Northeast Regional Library. Fund raising events which are held solely for the support of the library (such as Friends of the Library book sales) may be held in these rooms. Other events not benefiting the Library or charging admission can't be held at the Library. The sizes can vary from having the ability to hold from 50 to 100 people and they all offer kitchens or kitchenettes. Each summer, the Northeast Regional Library sponsors a Summer Library Program to encourage children to continue to read while they are out of school for the summer. 'Friends of the Library' support an individual library by holding book sales, hosting programs, and helping to publicize activities being held at the library. You can find many good books and even some very old books during these sales. I got 4 decades of National Geographic magazines, dating back to the 1960s for free, because they were taking up space the library needed for other purposes. All branches have music CDs, Movie DVDs and some locations have VHS tapes available for check out. Sometimes you can find entire full seasons of TV shows on DVD.

A landmark building the Fillmore Street Chapel is located in Corinth, MS and is currently…read moremaintained by the First United Methodist Church. The church was built in 1871 and from 1906-1976 served as Fillmore Street Presbyterian Church. The building was constructed with load-bearing brick walls, and windows with lancet arches. The main steeple is attached to the front facade of the building. The chapel is now host to weddings and other special events. It is surrounded by hydrangeas with blooms that change colors as they age. The arched windows reflect back to the viewer. This is perhaps the most photographed building in Corinth. I'm known to have shot it several times.

Interesting story but not a lot to see here. Visitor Center at the interpretive center is great…read morethough.

Nice walk in the park in Corinth, TN. Statues and information along the short walk in a woodsy…read morearea. This is a memorial of the slaves that traveled to find freedom prior to the Emancipation Proclamation.