Near Chunky in Newton County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Chunky River Train Wreck
Erected 2009 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Native Americans • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 19, 1863.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 32° 19.38′ N, 88° 59.109′ W. Marker was near Chunky, Mississippi, in Newton County. Marker was at the intersection of U.S. 80 and Buckley Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 80. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Hickory MS 39332, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Hickory (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lynching in America / Lynching in Newton County (approx. 5.8 miles away); Doolittle C.S.A. Cemetery (approx. 10.1 miles away); McElroy-Hoye House (approx. 10.2 miles away); Grierson's Raid (approx. 10.4 miles away); Newton County Blues (approx. 10.4 miles away); Confederate Hospital (approx. 10.4 miles away); Sherman at Decatur (approx. 10.7 miles away).
More about this marker. The railroad tracks are approximately 2100 feet south of this marker and then the trestle and Chunky River is about 2500 feet east down the tracks.
Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia article on the Chunky River Train Wreck. (Submitted on December 4, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Newton County Historical Society article on the Chunky Creek Train Wreck of 1863. (Submitted on December 4, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
By Robert Bruce Ferguson - (CC BY-SA 4.0), September 26, 2015
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 630 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on January 30, 2023, by Shawn Doughtie of Alpharetta, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on January 30, 2023, by Shawn Doughtie of Alpharetta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.