Kosciusko (Mississippi)

Kosciusko is the county seat of Attala County, Mississippi, United States.

The town has 7402 inhabitants ( 2010 census ). It is named after the Polish general Tadeusz Kościuszko.

The Kosciusko- Attala County Airport is located northeast of Kosciusko.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • James Meredith ( born 1933), civil rights
  • William H. Miller ( b. 1941 ), Chemist
  • Charlie Musselwhite ( born 1944 ), blues musician
  • Oprah Winfrey (born 1954 ), talk show host
William H. Miller (chemistry)
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