Monday Trade Day - 1916 On July 3, 1893, Tippah County
established First Monday Trade Day, a tradition that is still
carried on today south of Ripley. First Monday Trade Day started
as a place for farmers to sell goods to each other, today it is
a huge flea market covering over 50 acres of land. The Flea
Market is held the weekend of the first Monday of every month,
hense the name. The large two story house in the back of the
picture now houses the Tippah County Heritage Society. This
museum displays historical remnants of Tippah County, and
provides information about how life was during the 19th Century,
and early 20th to the Tippah County Page