Tchula in Holmes County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Tchula

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 3, 2018

1. Tchula Marker

Inscription. Settled by Charles Land, 1826. Early settlers came by Rockport Road, built by Indians from Tchula Lake to Natchez Trace. Town was trade & shipping center for planters of this area.

Erected 1954 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.

Location. 33° 10.88′ N, 90° 13.257′ W. Marker is in Tchula, Mississippi, in Holmes County. It is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive (U.S. 49E) and East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15288 Martin Luther King Drive, Tchula MS 39169, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it is in North

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America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Holmes County Blues Tchula (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Mary's Episcopal Church (approx. 10.7 miles away); Holmes County Confederate Monument (approx. 10.8 miles away); Holmes County (approx. 10.8 miles away); Bishop Charles H. Mason (approx. 10.8 miles away); Lexington (approx. 10.8 miles away); Hazel Brannon Smith (approx. 10.9 miles away); Holmes County Blues Lexington (approx. 10.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Tchula. (Submitted on August 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View from marker north on Martin Luther King Drive. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 3, 2018

2. View from marker north on Martin Luther King Drive.

View from marker south on U.S. Highway 49E. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 3, 2018

3. View from marker south on U.S. Highway 49E.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,206 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.