Near Shuqualak in Noxubee County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

1. Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek Marker

Inscription. About 5 miles north of here on September 7, 1830, the Choctaw Indians signed their last treaty with the United States, yielding most of their remaining tribal lands in Miss. to white settlement.

Erected 1991 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Notable Events • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 7, 1830.

Location. 32° 56.195′ N, 88° 44.453′ W. Marker is near Shuqualak, Mississippi, in Noxubee County. It is on Mississippi Route 21 west of Butler Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shuqualak MS 39361, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, in the Black Prairie,

and in the Golden Triangle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North 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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Summerville Institute (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Site (approx. 5.1 miles away); Mashulaville (Elim) Baptist Church (approx. 9.8 miles away); DeKalb (approx. 12.3 miles away); Rueben Kemper (approx. 12.8 miles away); a different

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marker also named DeKalb (approx. 12.8 miles away); John C. Stennis (approx. 12.8 miles away); Old Salem School (approx. 13.2 miles away).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. (Submitted on October 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View of marker looking west on Mississippi Highway 21. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

2. View of marker looking west on Mississippi Highway 21.

View from marker at Butler Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

3. View from marker at Butler Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,815 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.