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The Rienzi Band
:  Seated: Oliver Burnett, Douglas Perry, unknown, Wesley Williams, Earl Perry, Lee Alvis;  Standing: Unknown, Robert Perry, Ed Cheeves, Jeff Taylor, Jeff Furtick, Sr.     Picture was probably taken around 1910

The Rienzi Depot
 on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. This picture taken in the early 1900's was the one that replaced the original station that was burnt during the Civil War.  This building was sold in the 1950s, moved and dismantled.

John Burnett Gin 
burned during the Depression.  Some remember the thick black smoke billowing from the gin as they went to church that Sunday Morning.

E. J. Green's 
General Merchandise Store
 opened for business in 1872.  Ledgers that kept charge account records show that in 1874, 1 pair of boy's boots cost $2.25; suspenders $0.40; spool of thread $0.10. This building originally stood across from what is now RiverBirch.  The building is still standing in its new location behind Curlee's hardware.  The man to far right in this picture is Ed Green, who helped his father in the store.  Left of him, I believe is his wife Annie Winningham Green whom he married on June 16, 1918.   If that is true the man sitting would NOT be E. J. Green for he died in 1916. 

Street Scene
Looking East along Main Street.  You can just see the corner of the railroad depot in the background.