Murphreesboro, Mississippi

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Murphreesboro, also known as New Hope, is a ghost town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States. It was located about 10 miles southeast of Charleston, with Ascalmore Creek running through the area. The town once had a post office and a school. In 1900 its population was 56. Blues guitarist Hayes McMullen was born there in 1902.