corinth

Last month my mom and I drove up to Corinth so that she could participate in their annual 10K. While she was running the race (and getting 2nd place in her age group -- go mom!), I spent a bit of time walking around town. It appears barren in large part because it was 7 in the morning and everyone was at the race, but things picked up later in the morning, with a farmers' market, crawfish boil and other festivities.

Corinth was a major Civil War battle site, so there are lots of commemorative statues and plaques around town. And this, of course: