Intersection of the M&O and M&C railroads in Corinth, Mississippi

CORINTH CIVIL WAR DRIVING TOUR STOP 6

The reason Corinth was such an important strategic town during the Civil War was because two of the longest railroads in the south came through here. The Memphis and Charleston Railroad ran east to west, connecting Memphis, Tennessee, to Charleston, South Carolina. The Mobile and Ohio Railroad ran north to south and connected Mobile, Alabama, and Columbus, Kentucky, where steamboats could carry goods up to Cairo, Illinois, on the Ohio River. The M&O eventually made it all the way to Cairo, but this section was not completed until 1882.

The intersection where the two tracks crossed is located at 221 North Fillmore Street behind the Crossroads Museum and Historic Corinth Depot. In truth, the only reason to stop here is to say you completed the Corinth Civil War Driving Tour, unless you want to visit the museum as well.