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Minnie Ball House

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The Minnie Ball House, also known as the Robinson-Slack-Marinelli House, is a historic residence in Friars Point in Coahoma County, Mississippi. It is marked from U.S. Navy shelling during the American Civil War. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A historical marker commemorates its history.[1][2]

It was built of cypress and red poplar. It had a lookout tower. It was moved around after levee construction.[3] It was occupied by the Union Army during the Civil War.[4]

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  1. ^ "'The Minnie Ball House' Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  2. ^ ""The Minnie Ball House" - Mississippi Historical Markers on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.
  3. ^ Howell, Elmo (July 13, 1998). "Mississippi Back Roads: Notes on Literature and History". Roscoe Langford – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Mississippi Has A Lost Town Most People Don't Know About". www.onlyinyourstate.com.