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MISSISSIPPI- Tunica City, MS- 07/97

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WELCOME to TUNICA CITY, Mississippi- 7/97
WATER TANKS
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LODGES in TUNICA
Robert Andrews Lodge #612 38.gif (54465 bytes)
HISTORY OF TUNICA
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Downtown Tunica Old Tunica County Jail  Tunica County Courthouse
HOMES in TUNICA 
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photo's contributed by E.W. Darby 6'07
Woolfolk Home 1950's

Woolfolk Home 2001
CHURCHES in TUNICA
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Church of Epipheny Episcopal
460 Shady Ln 		Faith Baptist Church Lane Chapel CME Church
Rebuilt December 12, 1939
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Organized April 1920 		3.gif (106974 bytes) Prichard Rd
Organized late 1800’s
New Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Rebuilt 1934
Rebuilt 1957 		Scott Baptist Church St Peter AME Church   
Present building erected 1993
168 Woolfolk Ave
Building erected 1948 		29.gif (122258 bytes)
Tunica Presbyterian Church  Tunica United MethodistChurch
1043 School St
SCHOOLS in TUNICA
Tunica School  26.gif (78341 bytes) Erected 1920
Highway 61 N Highway 61 N Highway 66
Rosa Fort Elementary School Rosa Fort High School  Tunica Elementary School
Tunica Institute Of Learning 52.gif (101034 bytes) 584 Academy Dr
Founded 1984
690 School St Highway 61
Tunica Jr High School    Tunica Vo-Tech Ctr
POST OFFICE of TUNICA
Tunica Post Office  37.gif (50544 bytes)
LIBRARY of TUNICA 
Robert C Erwin Library    1285 Kinney Hl
HOTELS in TUNICA
Hotel Marie 39.gif (133897 bytes) Located corner of Main & Fox Island
Built 1918
29 rooms
60 seat restaurant
Opened after renovation Fall of 1994
Temporarily closed (July 1997)
PARKS in TUNICA
Rivergate Park 7.gif (114978 bytes) Railroad became center of town for nearly 100 years
ailroad right-of-way was transformed into Rivergate Park, 1985
Tunica Park 23.gif (61194 bytes) Basketball
Playground
Picnic area
Swimming pool
Ball field
Picnic area
RESTAURANTS in TUNICA
Blue & White Restaurant  16.gif (103558 bytes) 1355 Highway 61 N
Features home-cooked specialties
First located on Old Highway 61 in 1934
Opened at present location 1937
SPECIAL DAYS in TUNICA 
Rivergate Festival 8.gif (54389 bytes) Began 1988
Features musical concerts
Famous for barbecue
STATISTICS for TUNICA
POPULATION
1930 1,043
1940 1,322
VISITOR CENTERS of TUNICA
Tunica Chamber of Commerce  Founded 1988

   

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