Old Town Creek

Old Town Creek (HM1LDI)

Location: Tupelo, MS 38804 Lee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 18.256', W 88° 43.457'

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In the early 1800's ordinary Americans could not be bothered with learning the names of Chickasaw villages on the Natchez Trace. One they called Old Town, and passed the name on to the stream running through this valley. It is one of the sources of the Tombigbee River, first called "River of the Chickasaw" and later the "Tombeckbe" by the French.
     Near here, in 1795, the Chickasaw defeated the Creeks in a battle, described by Andrew Jackson as, "when the whole Creek Nation came to destroy your towns ... a few hundred Chickasaw aided by a few whites chased them back to their nation, killing the best of their warriors and covering the rest with shame."
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HM NumberHM1LDI
Series This marker is part of the Natchez Trace series
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Sunday, June 28th, 2015 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 341327 N 3797239
Decimal Degrees34.30426667, -88.72428333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 18.256', W 88° 43.457'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 18' 15.36" N, 88° 43' 27.42" W
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Area Code(s)662
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3361 Old Town Cir, Tupelo MS 38804, US
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