Kosciusko (Mississippi)
Kosciusko is the administrative seat of Attala County in the state of Mississippi , USA .
The place has 7402 inhabitants (2010 census). It is named after the Polish general Tadeusz Kościuszko , who fought alongside George Washington during the American War of Independence .
Kosciusko-Attala County Airport is located northeast of Kosciusko.
Sons and daughters of the place
- James Meredith (born 1933), civil rights activist
- William H. Miller (* 1941), chemist
- Charlie Musselwhite (born 1944), blues musician
- Henry Clay Niles (1850–1918), lawyer and politician
- Oprah Winfrey (born 1954), talk show host
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Coordinates: 33 ° 3 ′ N , 89 ° 35 ′ W