Marks is a city in Quitman County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,551. It is the county seat of Quitman County. Marks was named for Leopold Marks, a Jewish immigrant trader of the late 19th century whose market became one of the earliest centers of business in the area.
Marks is located at 34°15′18″N 90°16′22″W / 34.255°N 90.27278°W / 34.255; -90.27278 (34.254918, -90.272784).
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Marks is a city in Quitman County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,551. It is the county seat of Quitman County. Marks was named for Leopold Marks, a Jewish immigrant trader of the late 19th century whose market became one of the earliest centers of business in the area.
Marks is located at 34°15′18″N 90°16′22″W / 34.255°N 90.27278°W / 34.255; -90.27278 (34.254918, -90.272784).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), all of it land.
Marks is notable for being the starting point of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Poor People's Campaign in 1968.
The town of Marks was named after Leopold Marks (born 1851 - died 1910) who left Germany to avoid conscription by the German army. He landed in New York in 1868. He knew no English and arrived with only 27 cents in his pockets.
Nonetheless, Leopold Marks was Quitman County's first representative to the state legislature and served in that...
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