Ridgeland in Madison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Choctaw Agency
Photographed By Duane Hall, August 4, 2015
1. Choctaw Agency Marker
Inscription.
Choctaw Agency. . U.S. agents like Silas Dinsmoor lived among the Choctaw and represented their interests while implementing U.S. policy. His duties included surveying and preventing illegal settlement on Choctaw land. He also encouraged the Choctaw to be more dependent on modern farming practices. He was tasked to collect tribal debts owed to American companies and insure that the Choctaw were paid for land ceded to the U.S. The agency moved four times to stay within the shrinking boundaries of the Choctaw Nation. It was located here, along the Natchez Trace, from 1807 until just after the Treaty of Doak’s Stand in 1820.
U.S. agents like Silas Dinsmoor lived among the Choctaw and represented their interests while implementing U.S. policy. His duties included surveying and preventing illegal settlement on Choctaw land. He also encouraged the Choctaw to be more dependent on modern farming practices. He was tasked to collect tribal debts owed to American companies and insure that the Choctaw were paid for land ceded to the U.S. The agency moved four times to stay within the shrinking boundaries of the Choctaw Nation. It was located here, along the Natchez Trace, from 1807 until just after the Treaty of Doak’s Stand in 1820.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Native Americans. In addition, it is included in the Natchez Trace series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.
Location. 32° 25.828′ N, 90° 9.199′ W. Marker is in Ridgeland, Mississippi, in Madison County. Marker can be reached from Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 100.7), half a mile west of Interstate 55, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ridgeland MS 39157, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old Agency Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ridgeland
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 527 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
