Erwin, Mississippi

Erwin, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°06′14″N 91°02′37″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Washington
Elevation	115 ft (35 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38731
GNIS feature ID	669804[1]

Erwin is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Mississippi, United States.

It is located on the north shore of Lake Washington.

The Erwin House is located there, and dates back to 1830. It is the oldest extant structure in Washington County, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

As part of a widespread Anti-Italianism, vigilante mobs attacked Italians in Mississippi, and in 1901, murders took place in Erwin.[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Erwin
2. "National Register of Historical Places Inventory Nomination Form". United States Department of the Interior. April 7, 1975.
3. "The Killing of Italians in Mississippi" (PDF). New York Times. July 21, 1901.