Shannon, Mississippi
| Shannon, Mississippi | |
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| Town | |
| Motto: Where good neighbors aren't hard to find | |
 Location of Shannon, Mississippi |
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 Shannon, Mississippi
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| Coordinates: 34°7′1″N 88°42′5″W / 34.11694°N 88.70139°WCoordinates: 34°7′1″N 88°42′5″W / 34.11694°N 88.70139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Lee |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ronnie Hallmark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2) |
| • Land | 4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 256 ft (78 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,753 |
| • Density | 430/sq mi (170/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 38868 |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-66720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0677612 |
Shannon is a town in Lee County, Mississippi. The population was 1,753 at the 2010 Census.
Shannon is located on Mississippi Highway 145, west of U.S. Route 45. Chiwapa Creek flows south of the town.
The town is named for Samuel Shannon, who purchased land at that location from Chickasaw Chief Itawamba in the early 1800s, then built a cabin and a farm. More settlers arrived following the Treaty of Pontotoc, which ceding Chickasaw land in exchange for financial compensation.
In the early 1800s, Constantine Shannon brought strawberry plants from Shannon to Plant City, Florida, enabling the creation of a multimillion-dollar industry in Plant City.
A church was established in 1839.
The original townsite was north of the present location, and was moved when the Mobile and Ohio Railroad was constructed through the community in the 1850s. Shannon was incorporated in 1860 and a post office was established. Shannon was originally part of Itawamba County, but became part of Lee county after that county formed in 1866.
Commerce expanded in Shannon, and there was a corn elevator, grain elevator, and three cotton gins. Around 1915, Coca-Cola was bottled in Shannon.
The old Francis Store, one of the town's original buildings, is now a restaurant owned by the Town of Shannon.
From 1998 until 2007, Shannon was home to Rumors, the gay bar featured in the Kevin Smith/Malcolm Ingram film Small Town Gay Bar. In 2013, after a hiatus, local businesspeople tried to reopen the bar. The town refused. This refusal led to a lawsuit claiming the town had refused the application out of concern of having a gay bar in its jurisdiction.
A message on the town's website reads: "we take pride in being on the quiet side of county with our relaxed country living where traditions of family, faith, and brotherly love make up who we are today."
Shannon is located at 34°7′1″N 88°42′5″W / 34.11694°N 88.70139°W (34.116826, -88.701520).
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