Near French Camp in Choctaw County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

French Camp

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015

1. French Camp Marker

Inscription. Louis Leflore first traded with the Choctaw Indians at a bluff now part of Jackson Mississippi. About 1812 he established his stand 900 feet to the northeast on the Natchez Trace.
Because of the storekeepers nationality, the area was often called French Camp, a name retained by the present village.
Leflore married a Choctaw woman. Their famous son, who changed his name to Greenwood Leflore became a Choctaw chief and a Mississippi State Senator. For him are named the city of Greenwood a county of Leflore.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Natchez Trace series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 33° 17.48′ N, 89° 24.228′ W. Marker is near French Camp, Mississippi, in Choctaw County. It is on Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 180.7), 0.1 miles south of Mississippi Highway 413, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: French Camp MS 39745, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi and in the Black Prairie.

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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:

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Natchez Trace at French Camp (a few steps from this marker); Col. James Drane (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bethel Mission (approx. 4.4 miles away); Cole Creek (approx. 4.9 miles away); Choctaw County Blues (approx. 6.8 miles away); Col. John Weir House (approx. 6.9 miles away); Coleman's Mill (approx. 10.2 miles away); South Union Church and Camp Meeting (approx. 10.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in French Camp.

Also see . . . Natchez Trace Parkway. Official National Park Service website. (Submitted on August 21, 2015.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015

2. French Camp Marker

French Camp Marker and D.A.R. Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015

3. French Camp Marker and D.A.R. Memorial

View to northeast from Natchez Trace Parkway

View to South from Natchez Trace Parkway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015

4. View to South from Natchez Trace Parkway

Marker is on left (east) side of parkway

View to North from Natchez Trace Parkway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015

5. View to North from Natchez Trace Parkway

Marker is on right (east) side of parkway

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 751 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 21, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.