March 19, Jimmy Rogers

We went to the Jimmy Rogers Museum and saw his Martin guitar, a guitar insured for one million dollars! It sits behind a window and inside a safe. There is a million dollar carousel in a nearby building which I would have loved to see, but that museum wasn't open today. :-(

March 19, Gypsies

Rose Hill Cemetery in Meridian, MS is the site of the graves of Emil and Kelly Mitchell, the King and Queen of all the Gypsies in the United States. People travel from near and far to leave small gifts at the graves. Rose Hill has been the burial site for the Gypsy Royal Family since 1915.

March 19, Meridian

This is the tallest building in downtown Meridian, MS. It was finished in 1929, just before the depression. The depression put the owners out of business but the building still stands, though boarded up today. It has a funny name for the tallest building in town: The Threefoot Building. Obviously Threefoot does not refer to the height of the building. It is a family name.