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Oxford, Mississippi
By Matt Konigsmark and John T. Edge

ColonelAn hour and a half south of Memphis, Oxford, Miss. awaits. While home to only about 10,000 people, this small town is a magnet for all things Southern. It's where the old South meets the new, where William Faulkner meets John Grisham and where vestiges of the Confederacy vie for attention with memories of the civil rights movement.

Named after England's Oxford in hope of luring a state university, modern day Oxford, Miss., is the epitome of the quaint Southern town centered around a square and courthouse. In case you think nothing happens here, Oxford is also home to one of the South's premiere bookstores, the University of Mississippi and the only place in the U.S. legally allowed to grow marijuana for medical purposes.

Oh, by the way, don't let the Confederate-flag-waving undergraduate population ruin your day. They're usually all too drunk to cause any real trouble.

Courthouse

The y'all Oxford guide to:

Eating and Drinking
Literary Types
Shopping Around
Clubs, Music, and
Extended Oxford

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