Hillside Refuge: Tornado Shelters in Northeast Mississippi

Hillside Refuge: Tornado Shelters in Northeast Mississippi

Map of Mississippi hill country, depicting sites where tornados have landed, 2008. Courtesy of Southern Spaces. Homemade residential storm shelters dot the northeastern Mississippi countryside, providing temporary security in a region hit frequently by violent storms. A haven as well for trea...

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Main Author: Erin Austen Abbott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship 2008-02-01
Series:Southern Spaces
Subjects:
Disaster and Relief
Photography
Online Access:https://southernspaces.org/node/42405
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spelling doaj-f7c4d7c4788e465fa198f325488ca47b2020-11-25T00:15:58ZengEmory Center for Digital ScholarshipSouthern Spaces1551-27542008-02-0110.18737/M7601SHillside Refuge: Tornado Shelters in Northeast MississippiErin Austen Abbott0Oxford, MississippiMap of Mississippi hill country, depicting sites where tornados have landed, 2008. Courtesy of Southern Spaces. Homemade residential storm shelters dot the northeastern Mississippi countryside, providing temporary security in a region hit frequently by violent storms. A haven as well for treasured relics and discarded objects, these refuges, made from materials including cement, aluminum, and even recycled school buses, can easily go unnoticed as they blend into the hillsides. In a three-county area near Tupelo, Mississippi, Erin Austen Abbott uncovers these storm shelters and their place in local history and culture.https://southernspaces.org/node/42405Disaster and ReliefPhotography
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Hillside Refuge: Tornado Shelters in Northeast Mississippi
Southern Spaces
Disaster and Relief
Photography
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title Hillside Refuge: Tornado Shelters in Northeast Mississippi
title_short Hillside Refuge: Tornado Shelters in Northeast Mississippi
title_full Hillside Refuge: Tornado Shelters in Northeast Mississippi
title_fullStr Hillside Refuge: Tornado Shelters in Northeast Mississippi
title_full_unstemmed Hillside Refuge: Tornado Shelters in Northeast Mississippi
title_sort hillside refuge: tornado shelters in northeast mississippi
publisher Emory Center for Digital Scholarship
series Southern Spaces
issn 1551-2754
publishDate 2008-02-01
description Map of Mississippi hill country, depicting sites where tornados have landed, 2008. Courtesy of Southern Spaces. Homemade residential storm shelters dot the northeastern Mississippi countryside, providing temporary security in a region hit frequently by violent storms. A haven as well for treasured relics and discarded objects, these refuges, made from materials including cement, aluminum, and even recycled school buses, can easily go unnoticed as they blend into the hillsides. In a three-county area near Tupelo, Mississippi, Erin Austen Abbott uncovers these storm shelters and their place in local history and culture.
topic Disaster and Relief
Photography
url https://southernspaces.org/node/42405
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