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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XV0_native-american-site-historical_Tupelo-MS.html
This small knoll is what
remains of a large mound.
Artifacts found on this site
indicate the mound and the area
around it was occupied by
Native Americans 3500 years
before the arrival of
the Spanish in 1540.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XUZ_in-commemoration-of-hernando-de-soto-historical_Tupelo-MS.html
In Commemoration of
Hernando De Soto
and his men who spent the winter of
1540 — 1541
in North East Mississippi prior to his
discovery of the Mississippi River
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XUU_tupelo-campaign-harrisburg-july-14-historical_Tupelo-MS.html
The sun rose on July 14 with Union General Andrew J. Smith having stolen the advantage from
Confederate Generals Forrest and Lee. The Union line occupied high ground, facing west and north
The Confederate forces, with 7,500 men compared to Smith…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XU6_elvis-country-historical_Tupelo-MS.html
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Raised on country here in Tupelo, first introduced as "The Hillbilly Cat," then by RCA Victor as "the hottest new name in country music," Elvis Presley's revolutionary musical mix always had country as a key ingredient…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PQB_the-younger-cabin_Tupelo-MS.html
At the onset of the Civil War, there were a few homes located in Tupelo near the intersection of the recently completed Mobile and Ohio Railroad and the Pontotoc-to-Fulton Road, now Main Street. One of those homes was the residence of the John W. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PQA_elvis-presley-and-tupelo_Tupelo-MS.html
On October 3, 1945, a ten-year old Elvis played to his first crowd on these grounds and took 5th place in a talent show.
Eleven years later he returned as the King of Rock and Roll!
Elvis in Tupelo
Elvis Aron Presley was born in Tupelo, M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OAH_tupelo-confederate-soldiers-monument_Tupelo-MS.html
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CSA
Erected in honor of
and to the memory of
Confederate Soldiers
by their
comrades, their
sons and daughters.
The love, gratitude,
and memory of the
people of the South
Shall gild their
fame in one eternal
sunshine.
(rig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LE4_chickasaw-village-site_Tupelo-MS.html
(Marker #1)
A Chickasaw Village
Here once stood an Indian village of several houses and a fort.
Summer House
During the summer they lived in rectangular well-ventilated houses.
Winter House
In the winter they lived in round houses with…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LDI_old-town-creek_Tupelo-MS.html
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 o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LDH_d-a-r-monument-of-natchez-trace-through-mississippi_Tupelo-MS.html
This monument marks a stage in the course of the Natchez Trace through Mississippi. Over this first high-road came a tide of the best population of the older Southern states seeking homes in the Southwest. After the Treaty of Pontotoc, Oct. 20, 18…