Athens, Mississippi
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This article is about the location in Mississippi. For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation).
Athens is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.
Athens is located at 33°52′20″N 88°26′30″W / 33.87222°N 88.44167°W [1].
Among the notable residents of Athens was attorney Samuel J. Gholson, a United States Congressman, judge, and Confederate general in the Civil War.
[edit] References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Athens". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:691677. Retrieved 2006-04-11.
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