Jim Hensen Museum, Leland, MS
Road trip through rural Mississippi to Leland, MS to see the Jim Hensen Muppet museum.
Focused on MS: Jim Henson exhibit
Focused on MS: Jim Henson exhibit
Kermit Goes To Leland
During Kermit's Memphis Tour, we took him HOME to Leland, MS, and the Jim Henson Museum.
Song Dedicated To The Mississippi Town Of Leland By Floyd Huddleston
Leland Mississippi, Home of Jim Henson, Muppets Creator. The Winter Brothers and John Forgerty are also from Leland. Local Singer dedicates a special songs to the small town, which is located in the Delta, home of the blues. A crop of many blues and soul singers also came from Leland.
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The town is located in the heart of the Mississippi Delta on the banks of Deer Creek, which is decorated each Christmas season with floats that bring visitors from afar to view the colorful displays.
Farming is the basis of the local economy. Mississippi State University and the federal government maintain an agriculture research station at Stoneville on Leland's outskirts. Cotton, soybeans and catfish are the leading crops.
Leland is in the heart of blues country and has produced a number of national and regionally famous blues musicians. Highway 61, mentioned in numerous blues recordings, runs through the town and gives its name to the community's[1] blues museum. Leland is the burial place of the folk artist and blues musician James Son Thomas, who lived for many years along the railroad tracks. Thomas is buried beneath a gravestone donated by musician John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Blues musician Johnny Winter was born in Leland on Feb. 23, 1944, to an Army officer and his wife. Winter is commemorated on a plaque in the community that is part of the Mississippi Blues Trail.
The community is the birthplace of Kermit the Frog, a Muppet created by Jim Henson, who was born in nearby Greenville. The city has a museum along the banks of Deer Creek celebrating Henson's accomplishments.
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Location of Leland, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°24′18″N 90°53′50″WCoordinates: 33°24′18″N 90°53′50″W
Country
United States
State
Mississippi
County
Washington
Area
• Total
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
• Land
2.1 sq mi (5.3 km2)
• Water
0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 125 ft (38 m)
Population (2000)
• Total
5,502
• Density 2,670.2/sq mi (1,031.0/km2)
Time zone
Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)
CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code
38756
Area code(s)
662
FIPS code
28-40280
GNIS feature ID
0672400
Leland is a city in Washington County, Mississippi. The population was 4,790 at the 2008 census.
The town is located in the heart of the Mississippi Delta on the banks of Deer Creek, which is decorated each Christmas season with floats that bring visitors from afar to view the colorful displays.
Farming is the basis of the local economy. Mississippi State University and the federal government maintain an agriculture research station at Stoneville on Leland's outskirts. Cotton, soybeans and catfish are the leading crops.
Leland is in the heart of blues country and has produced a number of national and regionally famous blues musicians. Highway 61, mentioned in numerous blues recordings, runs through the town and gives its name to the community's[1] blues museum. Leland is the burial place of the folk artist and blues musician James Son Thomas, who lived for many years along the railroad tracks. Thomas is buried beneath a gravestone donated by musician John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Blues musician Johnny Winter was born in Leland on Feb. 23, 1944, to an Army officer and his wife. Winter is commemorated on a plaque in the community that is part of the Mississippi Blues Trail.
The community is the birthplace of Kermit the Frog, a Muppet created by Jim Henson, who was born in nearby Greenville. The city has a museum along the banks of Deer Creek celebrating Henson's accomplishments.
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Mississippi Blues, Stray Cats, & Kermit & Muppets Museum
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Jim Henson
James Maury Jim Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, inventor, screenwriter, actor, film director and producer. Born in Greenville, Mississippi and raised in Leland, Mississippi and Hyattsville, Maryland, he began developing puppets while attending high school. While he was a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park, he created Sam and Friends, a five-minute sketch-comedy puppet show that appeared on television. After graduating from the University of Maryland, with a degree in home economics, he produced coffee advertisements and developed experimental films. Feeling the need for more creative output, Henson founded Muppets, Inc., which would later become The Jim Henson Company, in 1958.
He became famous in the 1970s when he joined the children's educational television program Sesame Street, and there helped develop characters for the series. He also appeared in the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. In 1976, after scrapping plans for a Broadway show, he produced The Muppet Show. He won fame for his creations, particularly Kermit the Frog and Ernie, and he was involved with Sesame Street for over 20 years. He also had frequent roles in Muppets films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and created advanced puppets for projects like Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth. During the later years of his life, he also founded the Jim Henson Foundation, and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. He won two Emmy Awards for his work on The Storyteller and The Jim Henson Hour.
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New Capitol | A Thread Through Time | MPB
In 1900 the Mississippi Legislature decided a new capitol building was needed.
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Prohibition | Thread Through Time | MPB
Prohibition in the United States ended in 1933, but that wasn’t the case in Mississippi. Our State didn’t repeal it until 1966.
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Natchez Trace | Thread Through Time | MPB
If you ask a Mississippian about the historic Natchez Trace, you might hear tales of highwaymen robbing travelers back in the frontier days. Or how the Trace was the route men took north after bringing log rafts down the Mississippi. Or that the Trace was first used by Native Americans, long before European explorers set foot in this area.
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Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog is Jim Henson's most famous Muppet creation, first introduced in 1955. He is the protagonist of many Muppet projects, most notably on The Muppet Show, and Sesame Street, as well as in movies, specials, and public service announcements throughout the years. Henson originally performed Kermit until his death on May 16, 1990; Steve Whitmire has performed Kermit since that time. He was voiced by Frank Welker in Muppet Babies and occasionally in other animation projects.
Kermit performed the hit single Rainbow Connection in 1979 for The Muppet Movie, the first feature-length film featuring Henson's Muppets. The song reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. Kermit's iconic look and voice have been recognizable worldwide since, and in 2006, the character was credited as the author of Before You Leap: A Frog's Eye View of Life's Greatest Lessons, which is an autobiography told from the perspective of the character himself.
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Someday, America is going to send people to Mars, and when we do, Mississippi will have played a vital role. All the rocket engines will be tested at our NASA Stennis Space Center. You can’t go to Mars without first going through Hancock County.
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Mississippi
Mississippi i/ˌmɪsɨˈsɪpi/ is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city with 175,437 people in 2012 up 1.1% from the 2010 U.S. Census with 173,514. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi . Mississippi is the 32nd most extensive and the 31st most populous of the 50 United States. The state is heavily forested outside of the Mississippi Delta area, which was cleared for cotton cultivation in the 19th century. Today, its catfish aquaculture farms produce the majority of farm-raised catfish consumed in the United States. The state symbol is the Magnolia grandiflora tree. The state's flower is the Magnolia and the state bird is the Mockingbird. Mississippi has the lowest median household income, making it the poorest state in the nation.
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Greenville, Mississippi | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:22 1 History
00:04:48 1.1 Nelson Street
00:05:58 2 Geography
00:07:11 3 Demographics
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00:11:41 4.2 Highway
00:12:41 5 Education
00:13:39 6 Media
00:13:53 7 Sports
00:14:39 8 Sites
00:16:02 9 In popular culture
00:16:37 10 Notable people
00:16:47 10.1 Born in Greenville
00:20:24 10.2 Greenville-related
00:21:52 11 Sister cities
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Greenville is a city in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 34,400 at the 2010 census. It is located in the area of historic cotton plantations and culture known as the Mississippi Delta.