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First Baptist Church - Rodney, Mississippi
First Baptist Church - Rodney, Mississippi
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Collection: Louisiana & Mississippi
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
Location: Rodney, Mississippi
Date: Apr 16, 2006
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/2000 sec.
Galleries: Vintage, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Apr 19, 2006

Viewed: 844
Comments: 6
Favorites: 2 (view)

 You would never guess it now but, in its day, Rodney was a very important port and, in fact, only missed becoming the capital of Mississippi by 3 votes! There are maps as far back as 1715, identifying the location, where it's said the Indians used to cross the Mississippi River. By the 1840's, it was a thriving town and the busiest port between New Orleans and St. Louis, and a main port of call for the famous riverboats of the time. Rodney was home to the first opera house in the state and its citizens saw plays usually seen only in Philadelphia and New York. However, Rodney's prosperity was betrayed by its biggest asset. The Mississippi River would eventually abandon Rodney, when it changed its course, and this, in combination with the economy of the post-Civil War south, doomed Rodney's future.

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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/05/2006 02:27:51 PM
Wow! That's really nice.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 12/05/2006 01:35:01 PM
Nice commentary and hypnotizing photo.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 12/05/2006 01:20:59 PM
fantastic image ... I can imagine the people pouring out after mass on Sunday morning ...the processing is perfect for this photo ... well done!
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Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 06/01/2006 05:28:35 PM
I love how the road is lit up.. almost like its the path to illumination. The fact that you add history along with your pictures.. truly make what I am looking at so much more. Buildings have a history and people would argue with me but I believe they have soul or spirit as well.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 04/22/2006 11:26:05 PM
In this instance, the dead center subject works perfectly. Love the roading leading to it. Thanks for the long historical explanation. It's nice to know from whence it came.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon
04/22/2006 10:06:56 PM
Interesting tidbit and a wonderful photo. I really like the treatment you gave this.
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