Coal Bluff Campground and Park Coal Bluff Campground and Park Coal Bluff Campground and Park is a semi-private campground and recreation area located along the Pearl River in Scott County, Mississippi, near the community of Ludlow. The area is managed by Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD). The name "Coal Bluff" comes from the mineral lignite, or "brown coal", commonly found in the area. The campground and park offers a variety of outdoor recreation opportunities, including camping, biking/hiking, water sports and nature viewing. The campground accommodates both primitive and R.V. campers for a nightly or monthly fee that includes graded and cement camping pads
Coal Palace red mortar. Vitric coal was also used to spell "Coal Palace" above the main entrance. Sioux City architect Charles P. Brown was contracted to design the Coal Palace; he had previously designed the first Corn Palace in Sioux City and was at the time planning the second. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Brown moved to Sioux City in 1886 and had designed much of its downtown. Brown recognized the inherent medieval quality of walls covered in uncut coal and capitalized on this theme by adding turrets, crenellated walls, and spired roofs. Ten flags with the names of the ten coal-donating counties