Near West Point in Clay County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Chickasaw Burial Ground

Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017

1. Chickasaw Burial Ground Marker

Inscription.
Excavated June 1934 by
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Dunbar Rowland, LL.D., Director
Jordan B. Chambers, Archeologist
— Marked 1934 by —
Horseshoe Robertson Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Choctaw Burial Mound 140 yards South
Indian Campground across the Highway
— Committee —
Beulah Ligon Fuller Harris, (Mrs. E.G.): Chairman
Erin Faye Nowlin Clark (Mrs. C.G.)
Mattie Waugh Unger (Mrs. J.R.)
Regent
Built by A.J. Pearson & Sons

Erected 1934 by Horseshoe Robertson Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Native Americans. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1934.

Location. 33° 34.301′ N, 88° 39.528′ W. Marker is near West Point, Mississippi, in Clay County. Marker is on Alternate U.S. 45, 0.4 miles south of Truman Creek Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Point MS 39773, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies. Prehistoric Indian Burial Mound (a few steps from this marker); Indian Camp Ground (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Howlin' Wolf (approx. 2.4 miles away); West Point (approx. 2.4 miles away); Clay County World War I Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Waverley (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mary Holmes College (approx. 2½ miles away); The Battle of Ellis Bridge (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Point.

Chickasaw Burial Ground Marker with mound in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017

2. Chickasaw Burial Ground Marker with mound in background.

View of markers looking north. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017

3. View of markers looking north.

Indian Burial Ground Marker across highway mentioned. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 25, 2017

4. Indian Burial Ground Marker across highway mentioned.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 508 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 1, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.