Sarah Wright, who has owned the property since 1985, stated, "they loved to go to the Moon Lake Casino, because the place served Kansas City steaks and even flew in lobster from Maine, no easy task as airplane travel was then in its infancy. That was Tennessee's introduction to this place."[2]
William Faulkner also visited the place, and referred to it in one of his novels as "Moon Lake Hotel."
Other writers and musicians, including John Faulkner and W.C. Handy, also visited and wrote about the property.
In 1946, new owners named it "Uncle Henry's Place."[2]
A historic marker was placed there in 2008 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Referencesedit
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moon Lake, Mississippi
^ abLiddell, Larry (October 12, 2002). "Playwright Would Feel Right at Home on Moon Lake". Clarksdale Press Register.
External linksedit
Uncle Henry's Place
April 14, 2024
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