Near New Houlka in Pontotoc County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Chickasaw Agency
Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015
1. Chickasaw Agency Marker
That Americans could peacefully travel the road through Indian lands was due in large measure to the agents. Their efforts to preserve harmony included such thankless tasks as collecting debts, recovering stolen horses, removing trespassers and capturing fugitives.
Winters were lonely, but spring and summer brought thousands of “Kaintucks” on the long journey from Natchez to their Ohio Valley homes. Many expected the agency to supply medicine or food or just a good nights rest.
Erected by National Park Service.
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 Natchez Trace series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.
Location. 34° 0.878′ N, 88° 53.757′ W. Marker is near New Houlka, Mississippi, in Pontotoc County. It is on Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 241.4), 1.6 miles south of County Road 413, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker is 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hernando de Soto (approx. 1.9 miles away); William Colbert's Last Homesite (approx. 3.3 miles away); Owl Creek Mounds (approx. 3.3 miles away); De Soto's Expedition (approx. 3.3 miles away); Archaeology at Owl Creek Mounds (approx. 3.3 miles away); a different marker also named Archaeology at Owl Creek Mounds (approx. 3.3 miles away); Archaeology Determines the Age of Owl Creek Mounds (approx. 3.3 miles away); Monroe Mission Station (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Houlka.
Also see . . . Natchez Trace.
Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015
2. Chickasaw Agency Marker
Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015
3. Chickasaw Agency Turnout on the Natchez Trace Parkway
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 963 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 29, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
