McComb (Mississippi)

Pike County

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McComb is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi and is located in Pike County. The district capital ( County Seat) Magnolia is located south of McComb. The city has 13,337 inhabitants ( 2000).

McComb was founded in 1872 and named after Colonel Henry Simpson McComb. During the 1960s, McComb was the scene of race riots and racially motivated bombings against African Americans. On 20 October 1977 charter plane crashed near McCombs. It died members of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd: Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, his sister Cassie and manager Dean Kilpatrick.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Steve Blailock, blues and jazz guitarist
  • Bo Diddley, blues musicians
  • Sonja Norwood, manager
  • Willie Norwood, gospel musicians
  • Brandy Norwood, R & B singer and actress
  • Ray Norwood, R & B singer and actor
  • Britney Spears, pop singer and actress
  • Jamie Lynn Spears, pop singer and actress
  • " Omar " Kent Dykes, blues musician, Omar & the Howlers
  • Place in Mississippi
  • Place in North America
  • Pike County ( Mississippi)
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