Irene Magruder

Irene Magruder (HM1GRR)

Location: Indianola, MS 38751 Sunflower County
Buy Mississippi State flags at Flagstore.com!
Country: United States of America
Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com!

N 33° 26.811', W 90° 39.093'

  • 0 likes
  • 0 check ins
  • 0 favorites
  • 693 views
Inscription


At this site was the home of Irene Magruder (1898-1973), who was the first African American in Indianola to open her home to Civil Rights workers during Freedom Summer of 1964. Her efforts greatly influenced the Civil Rights movement in Indianola. The home was firebombed and destroyed on May 1, 1965.
Details
HM NumberHM1GRR
Tags
Year Placed2004
Placed ByThe Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 10:15am PDT -07:00
Pictures
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 718294 N 3703293
Decimal Degrees33.44685000, -90.65155000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 26.811', W 90° 39.093'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 26' 48.66" N, 90° 39' 5.58" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)662
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 408-460 Front St Exd, Indianola MS 38751, US
Alternative Maps Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap

Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.

Nearby Markersshow on map
Church Street
0.17 miles
Club Ebony
0.21 miles
Riley B. King
0.28 miles
Giles Penny Savers Store
0.28 miles
Albert King
0.3 miles
Freedom School Bombing
0.43 miles
Wayne and Minnie Cox Park
0.67 miles
Inverness
7.27 miles
Little Milton Campbell
7.3 miles
Johnny Russell
8.34 miles
Check Ins  check in   |    all

Have you seen this marker? If so, check in and tell us about it.

Comments 0 comments

Maintenance Issues
  1. Is this marker part of a series?
  2. What historical period does the marker represent?
  3. What historical place does the marker represent?
  4. What type of marker is it?
  5. What class is the marker?
  6. What style is the marker?
  7. Does the marker have a number?
  8. This marker could use another picture or two.
  9. Can this marker be seen from the road?
  10. Is the marker in the median?