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Peoria Destination Guide

Touring Peoria in United States

Peoria in the region of Mississippi is a city located in United States - some 938 mi or ( 1510 km ) South-West of Washington , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Peoria

Time in Peoria is now 02:06 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Birmingham, Mobile, Little Rock, Pensacola, and Baton Rouge. Being here already, consider visiting Birmingham . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Peoria ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Plantation Thunder and Lightning Storm

3:10 min by SabaTheDog
Views: 397 Rating: 4.00

A huge thunderstorm during our tour of a plantation in Lousiana. The video doesn't quite capture the intensity of the thunder and lightning ..

Leon Dukes vs Ernest Parfait

3:15 min by wardogcootie
Views: 382 Rating: 1.00

boxing ..


St. Francisville Trip

8:00 min by Jerry Boughton
Views: 143 Rating: 0.00

Trip sponsored by First Presbyterian Church of Shreveport to St. Francisville, La in the spring of 2009. Places visited: Rose Down Plantation, Live Oak Plantation, Oakley Plantation, Alton Villa Garde ..

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Interesting facts about this location

1977 Convair CV-300 crash

On Thursday, October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-300 (a converted CV-240) chartered by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from L&J Company of Addison, Texas, ran out of fuel and crashed at Gillsburg, Mississippi, near the end of its flight from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Located at 31.07 -90.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1977 in Mississippi, Accidents and incidents involving the Convair CV-240 family, Amite County, Mississippi, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1977, Aviation accidents and incidents in Mississippi, Disasters in Mississippi

Amite County, Mississippi

Amite County /ˈeɪ. mɛt/ is a county located in the state of Mississippi. As of 2010, the population is 13,131. It is named after the Amite River which is located in the county. The name is derived from the French amitié, meaning "friendship. " Its county seat is Liberty. Amite County is part of the McComb, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Located at 31.17 -90.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Amite County, Mississippi, McComb micropolitan area, Mississippi counties

Liberty, Mississippi

Liberty is a town in Amite County, Mississippi. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 633 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Amite County. Liberty was incorporated on February 24, 1809. The Mayor is Richard H. Stratton. There are eleven sites in or near Liberty that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Located at 31.16 -90.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cities in Mississippi, County seats in Mississippi, McComb micropolitan area, Populated places in Amite County, Mississippi, Towns in Mississippi

Gillsburg, Mississippi

Gillsburg is an unincorporated community in Amite County, Mississippi. The community is part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is best known as the location of the October 20 1977 plane crash that killed several members of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd. A rental plane carrying the band between shows from Greenville, South Carolina, to Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was low on fuel and crashed in a swamp in Gillsburg.

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Located at 31.03 -90.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: McComb micropolitan area, Populated places in Amite County, Mississippi, Unincorporated communities in Mississippi

WAZA (FM)

WAZA (107.7 FM, "The Touch") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Liberty, Mississippi. The station is owned and operated by Charles W. Dowdy, debtor-in-possession, following the September 2011 bankruptcy filing by Southwest Broadcasting, Inc.

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Located at 31.29 -90.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Amite County, Mississippi, Radio stations established in 1998, Radio stations in Mississippi, Urban contemporary radio stations