Near Carthage in Leake County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Red Dog Road
Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015
1. Red Dog Road Marker
The road to your left, running to Canton, Mississippi, was opened in 1834 and named for Choctaw Indian Chief Ofahoma or Red Dog. Like other Choctaw, he had accepted the way of his European neighbors and had become a farmer.
Chief Ofahoma signed the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek September 27, 1830, by which the tribe agreed to leave this area and move to Oklahoma. Nearby is the city of Ofahoma.
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 date for this entry is September 27, 1821.
Location. 32° 46.293′ N, 89° 41.319′ W. Marker is near Carthage, Mississippi, in Leake County. It is at the intersection of Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 140) and Red Dog Road, on the left when traveling north on Natchez Trace Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carthage MS 39051, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi. 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: Forest Grove Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Robinson Road (approx. 4.3 miles away); Meet the Beaver (approx. 5.1 miles away); Eads-Mansell-Sudduth House
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Also see . . . Natchez Trace Parkway. Official National Park Service website. (Submitted on August 21, 2015.)
Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015
2. Red Dog Road Marker
Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015
3. View to South from Natchez Trace Parkway
Photographed by Duane Hall, August 5, 2015
4. Intersection of Natchez Trace Parkway and Red Dog Road
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,838 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 21, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
