Historical Markers in French Camp, Mississippi

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Historical Markers in French Camp, Mississippi

1 ► Mississippi, Attala County, French Camp — Bethel Mission —

On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 176.3), 0.1 miles south of County Road 3122, on the right when traveling north.

About half a mile northwesterly, Bethel, meaning “House of God” was opened in 1822 as one of thirteen Choctaw mission stations. Indians, slaves, and other men “labored hard during four weeks ... frequently till 10 o’clock at night, . . . — — Map (db m87479) HM

2 ► Mississippi, Attala County, French Camp — Cole Creek —

On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 175.6), 0.8 miles south of County Road 3122, on the right when traveling north.

Forests are fascinating places – whole new worlds unfold to anyone who takes time to explore them. Across Cole Creek you will find a typical mixed hardwood forest. Here you can discover for yourself the many marvels in a bottomland . . . — — Map (db m87477)

3 ► Mississippi, Choctaw County, French Camp — Col. James Drane —

On State Highway 413 at LeFleur Circle, on the left when traveling east on State Highway 413.

President pro tem of the state Senate, 1857-65. Defeated by W. McWillie in governor’s race, 1857. Delegate to Charleston Dem. Convention, 1860. Son and grandson of Rev. soldiers. House moved here, 1981, and restored. — — Map (db m87486) HM

4 ► Mississippi, Choctaw County, French Camp — French Camp —

On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 180.7), 0.1 miles south of Mississippi Highway 413, on the right when traveling north.

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 . . . — — Map (db m87485) HM

5 ► Mississippi, Choctaw County, French Camp — Natchez Trace at French Camp —

On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 180.7), 0.1 miles south of Mississippi Highway 413, on the right when traveling north.

This memorial marks a stage on the “Natchez Trace.” The first highway opened through the lower South, by the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830, between the American government and the Choctaw Indians. The surrounding country became . . . — — Map (db m87495) HM

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