Erwin, Mississippi

Erwin, Mississippi
Erwin is located in Mississippi
Erwin
Erwin
Erwin is located in the United States
Erwin
Erwin
Coordinates: 33°06′14″N 91°02′37″W / 33.10389°N 91.04361°W / 33.10389; -91.04361
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyWashington
Elevation
115 ft (35 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38731
GNIS feature ID669804[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]

  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.