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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XV3_battle-of-ackia-historical_Tupelo-MS.html
Near here, on May 26, 1736, French and Choctaw invaders under Bienville were soundly repulsed by Chickasaws defending the Ackia, Apeony, and Chukafalaya villages. Many French casualties occurred.
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
Front 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/HM1PQE_battle-of-brices-cross-roads-ms_Guntown-MS.html
8,000 Federal infantry and cavalry, led by Gen. Samuel Sturgis, left Memphis on a dual mission to destroy Confederate supply lines and to engage Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. It was here on June 10, 1864, that the Union army was forced to retr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PQD_treaty-of-pontotoc_Guntown-MS.html
In 1832, this area ceded from the Chickasaw Nation to the United States by the Treaty of Pontotoc and became part of the State of Mississippi. According to the treaty, the land was surveyed and offered for sale by the Federal Government. The Missi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PQC_tippah-tishomingo-pontotoc-itawamba-intersection_Guntown-MS.html
Near this site is the intersection of a local road between the county seats of Ripley (Tippah) and Fulton (Itawamba) and the wire road that connected the county seats of Jacinto (Tishomingo) and Pontotoc (Pontotoc). The community of Bethany, inclu…
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…
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