Tupelo in Lee County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Natchez Trace at Lee County

D.A.R. Monument of Natchez Trace Through Mississippi image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015

1. D.A.R. Monument of Natchez Trace Through Mississippi

Inscription. This monument marks a stage in the course of the Natchez Trace through Mississippi. Over this first high-road came a tide of the best population of the older Southern states seeking homes in the Southwest. After the Treaty of Pontotoc, Oct. 20, 1832, between the American government and the Chickasaw Indians, came the settlers of the fair Chickasaw lands. Bienville fought the Battle of Ackia with the Chickasaw Indians near this spot May 26, 1736. Of the rage that repulsed him let it be recorded here. They die well who die for faith and home and native land.
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Presented to the City of Tupelo and the County of Lee by the Mississippi Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, Nov. 19, 1914.

Erected 1914 by Mississippi Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Natchez Trace series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1795.

Location. 34° 18.247′ N, 88° 43.462′ W. Marker is in Tupelo, Mississippi, in Lee County. It can be reached from Natchez Trace Parkway (at

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milepost 263.9) north of U.S. 78. Marker is located at the Old Town Overlook turnoff from the Natchez Trace Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tupelo MS 38804, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically ast Mississippi in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Town Creek (a few steps from this marker); Tupelo Campaign: Pontotoc Road, July 13 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Tupelo Campaign: Harrisburg July 14 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Tupelo Campaign: Old Town Creek, July 15 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Chickasaw Village Site (approx. 2 miles away); Carver School / Desegregation of Schools Across the South (approx. 2½ miles away); The Green Street Business District / Social Hub (approx. 2.6 miles away); Mayhorn Grocery (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tupelo.

Also see . . . Natchez Trace. Official National Park Service website. (Submitted on June 28, 2015.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015

2. D.A.R. Monument of Natchez Trace Through Mississippi

Old Town Creek Marker and D.A.R. Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015

3. Old Town Creek Marker and D.A.R. Monument

Located at the Old Town Overlook turnoff
from the Natchez Trace Parkway

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 949 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 28, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.