Country United States County Holmes ZIP code 39169 Elevation 35 m | State Mississippi Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) Area code(s) 662 Local time Sunday 4:51 AM | |
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Gwin is an unincorporated community located in Holmes County, Mississippi. Gwin is located on U.S. Highway 49E, south of Tchula.
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Map of Gwin, Tchula, MS 39169, USA
The town was once an important station on the Illinois Central Railroad.
Railway history
Gwin was the crew change point for all freight trains traveling between New Orleans and Memphis, and a hotel for train crews was located there. South of the town was a switching yard with six tracks, as well as a wye-junction where the track branched into a line which traveled east to Durant. Before electrical refrigeration was available for railcars, a large icing facility was located in Gwin, where ice was loading onto trains carrying perishable goods. In 1986, the railway moved its crew change point to McComb.
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Gwin, Mississippi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA