Oxford, Mississippi
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Oxford is the 14th most populous city in Mississippi, and the county seat of Lafayette County, 75 miles (121 km) southeast of Memphis. A college town, the University of Mississippi or "Ole Miss" is adjacent to the city. Founded in 1837, it is named for Oxford, England.
A double-decker tourist bus and the former Mississippi state flag contrast beside the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, during the 2007 Double Decker Festival.
Oxford MS, Phone Booth by City Hall
Rowan Oak, the home of William Faulkner
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William Faulkner
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William Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where Faulkner spent most of his life. A Nobel laureate, Faulkner is one of the most celebrated writers of American literature and often is considered the greatest writer of Southern literature.
Faulkner was influenced by stories of his great-grandfather and namesake William Clark Falkner.
Cadet Faulkner in Toronto, 1918
During part of his time in New Orleans, Faulkner lived in a house in the French Quarter (pictured center yellow).