Durant in Holmes County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Choctaw Line
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 2, 2021
1. Choctaw Line Marker
Boundary between Choctaw cessions of 1820 (Doak's Stand), and 1830 (Dancing Rabbit Creek), going from S.E. corner Simpson Co. northward into Holmes & thence through Bolivar Co.
Erected 1952 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.
Location. 33° 3.684′ N, 89° 52.066′ W. Marker is in Durant, Mississippi, in Holmes County. It is on U.S. 51 0.3 miles south of Aldy Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Durant MS 39063, 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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Castalian Springs (approx. 1.8 miles away); Durant (approx. 2.1 miles away); New Hope Lutheran Church (approx. 6.4 miles away); Goodman School (approx. 7 miles away); Franklin Church (approx. 8 miles away); Senator James O. Eastland Memorial Highway (approx. 8.8 miles away); O.E.S. Birthplace (approx. 9.3 miles away); PFC Milton Lee Olive III (approx. 11 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durant.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 2, 2021
2. Choctaw Line Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 298 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
