Sandy Hook, Mississippi

Sandy Hook, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
A home that was destroyed by a tornado north of Sandy Hook on April 19, 2020
A home that was destroyed by a tornado north of Sandy Hook on April 19, 2020
Sandy Hook is located in Mississippi
Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook is located in the United States
Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook
Coordinates: 31°2′11″N 89°48′17″W / 31.03639°N 89.80472°W / 31.03639; -89.80472
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMarion
Elevation
141 ft (43 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
39478
GNIS feature ID677389[1]

Sandy Hook is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Sandy Hook is located on the former Illinois Central Gulf Railroad.[2]

The John Ford Home is located in Sandy Hook. The home, built by John Ford in 1809, was the site of two Mississippi Methodist Conferences in 1814 and 1818 and the Pearl River Convention on Mississippi statehood in 1817. The home was surrounded by a stockade during the Creek War as protection for local settlers against attacks by Native Americans.[3]

On April 19, 2020, Sandy Hook was hit by an EF4 tornado.[4]

One of the few still-operating collections of the ShowBiz Pizza Place animatronic band The Rock-afire Explosion is operated in Sandy Hook at Smitty's Super Service Station.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sandy Hook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Howe, Tony. "Sandy Hook, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Lampton, Lucius M. "John Ford Home (Ford's Fort)". Mississippi Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Storm Events Database". ncdc.noaa.gov. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Smitty's Super Service Station". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved June 2, 2023.


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