Turkey creek reservoir decatur, mississippi pat harrison. Dorothy campbell passed away in turkey creek, louisiana. Mississippi history now mississippi historical society. The battle for turkey creek follows the painful but inspiring journey of derrick evans, a boston teacher who moves home to coastal mississippi when the graves of his ancestors are bulldozed to make way for the sprawling city of gulfport. Im no longer searching for that branch of my family. The point we use is located at these gps coordinates latitude. It is no coincidence that the 1866 settlement of turkey creek by.
In 1866, a small group of recently emancipated africanamericans exercised their newly acquired rights of citizenship, propertyownership and selfdetermination to purchase and settle the 320 acres or eight forties that came to be known as the turkey creek community. Ps primary source a primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or. Though they had agreed reluctantly to allow the road with the understanding it was to be primarily a postal route, the creeks watched in frustration as hundreds of landhungry settlers made their way through creek lands to establish. Turkey creek cemetery, bruce, calhoun, mississippi, united states.
Things to do in turkey creek, mississippi facebook. List of books and articles about mississippi river. They created a selfsufficient and socially isolated community of farms, residences, businesses, a church, and a school that flourished for more than a century. Heritage of mississippi series mississippi historical. Book kayak rentals this is the place that always astounds firsttime visitors. Genealogical abstracts from the carthaginian, leake county, mississippi, 18721900. Highway 98 in the bude community, travel southsoutheast on u. North gulfport is home to the historic african american community of turkey creek.
Looking for justice at turkey creek by hardy thames. The strength of mitchells work is that he provides context, continuity, and perspective in chronicling the states past and linking that past to our shared future. The battle for turkey creek follows the painful but inspiring journey of derrick evans, a boston teacher who moves home to coastal mississippi when the graves of his ancestors are bulldozed to make way for the sprawling city of. For campers, the park has fully developed camping spurs as well as three new vacation cabins available for rental.
Join us as we discuss the mississippi fishing license options, fishing rules and fishing. When the graves of former slaves are bulldozed in mississippi, a native son returns to protect the community. At turkey creek, a historic africanamerican community about 10 miles west of biloxi that was settled by freed slaves after the civil war, mr. Sep 22, 2005 life in turkey creek has little to spare in the best of times and the days following hurricane katrina have not been the best of times for this historic enclave in gulfport, mississippi. Turkey creek watershed implementation plan september 2006 land trust for mississippi coastal plain page 7 of 42 b. The most complete account of ancient man in the new york area ever published in one volume, this book traces a rich, 8000year story of human prehistory. Alternate names for this stream include phiket lapali creek, fakit lapali creek and concobona creek. Mitchell has meticulously researched and written an incredibly valuable examination of mississippis bewitching historywarts and all.
These birds have extremely strong eyesight that lets me them pick of the slightest movement, which means getting close and harvesting a mississippi turkey is very difficult, but also very rewarding. Traces of the trade the filmmakers site contains educational resources, photo gallery, clips, a family tree and many. Heritage of mississippi series mississippi historical society. Come to mississippi for the turkey hunting trip of a lifetime and attempt to harvest a wise ol tom. Clark creek natural area waterfall hike pack and paddle.
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the turkey creek cemetery. The community is situated in north gulfport, mississippi, and was added to the. I did have them at one time, but now have lost contact with the person who has the original copies. In this intriguing volume, dennis mitchell has masterfully woven together those events, large and small, in a. They have been the primary contributors to the establishment of the turkey creek greenway plan and the turkey creek watershed plan. Turkey creek is a stream in copiah county, mississippi see also. The period of significance is from 1870, the date of construction of the benton house, the oldest known building in the district, to 1956. A variety of indigenous cultures arose in the region, including some that built great earthwork mounds more than 2,000 years ago. The community is situated in north gulfport, mississippi, and was added to the national register of historic. Turkey creek cemetery, created by billiongraves, bruce, calhoun, mississippi, united states take billiongraves with you wherever you go. Turkey creek community historic district, gulfport city.
Life in turkey creek has little to spare in the best of times and the days following hurricane katrina have not been the best of times for this historic enclave in gulfport, mississippi. The history of the state of mississippi extends to thousands of years of indigenous peoples. Take an online tour of our cabins little black creek. A group of freed slaves bought 320 acres of swampland north of what would later become gulfport. It is bordered by alabama e, the gulf of mexico s, arkansas and louisiana, with most of that border formed by the mississippi river w, and tennessee n. The battle for turkey creek with leslie fields sierra club director of environmental justice and community partnerships, reilly morse director of mississippi center for justice, derrick evans of turkey creek, mississippi and cofounder of bridge the gulf and me, leah mahan, director and. Turkey creek community historic district, gulfport, mississippi. Mississippi joined the union as the 20th state in 1817 and gets its name from the mississippi river, which forms its western border.
The first comprehensive history of the state in nearly four decades even for those of us who have spent virtually our entire lives in mississippi, it is almost impossible to comprehend the interrelated impact of so many of the occurrences that make up our states conflicted history. Get the billiongraves app now and help collect images for this cemetery. Turkey creek community historic district is a settlement established by emancipated african americans during the reconstruction era after the american civil war. Turkey creek community initiatives is an innovative community development corporation engaged in the comprehensive revitalization of coastal mississippis lowincome, historic, and environmentally. Turkey creek community historic district wikipedia. On march 30, 2014, journalist brentin mock moderated a discussion about come hell or high water.
During this critically important period of american history, the thirteenth amendment. Rose was soon seamlessly connecting environmental justice. Wild turkey program few things are as thrilling as the gobble of a wild turkey, and few places can rival mississippi for thundering longbearded gobblers. If youre on a laptop or desktop, click and drag to move around the cabins. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. All fields yalobusha river or ascalmore creek or potacocowa creek or big sand creek or grenada lake or little bogue or turkey creek or skuna river canal or topashaw or shutispear creek or sabougia creek canal and mississippi and watershed or benchmark or ars or agricultural research and benchmark or hydro or model or gage or ars and. The 360 view should give you a good idea of what to expect.
Turkey creek, mississippi is the subject of a documentary by leah mahan, come hell or high water. Aug 30, 2014 turkey creek community historic district, gulfport, mississippi. Read the blog for recent news and resources, including conversations about turkey creek among film students and activists in indonesia, social entrepreneurs at the sundanceskoll stories of change convening and climate change experts with the union of concerned scientists. List of books and articles about mississippi river online. Richard ford is the author of, most recently, the memoir between. Two hours from lafayette and your senses are filled by the sights, sounds and fresh fragrances of trails carved into steep mosscovered ravines that lead you to, over, or under a number of unique waterfalls. Wyatt cenac finds an historic black town in mississippi where birds are. Photographs and text were drawn from mississippi history, by maude schuyler clay, which is out this month from steidl.
Despite interstate 49, which separates north gulfport from turkey creek, these two historically connected communities still organize as one and together. Indian creek recreation area department of agriculture. The turkey creek community historic district is significant in the areas of ethnic heritageblack and social history. Turkey creek land trust for the mississippi coastal plain. A new history of mississippi kindle edition by mitchell, dennis j download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Turkey creek watershed land trust for the mississippi. The following are committees of turkey creek and north gulfport neighborhoods community plan. Turkey creek cemetery, bruce, calhoun, mississippi, united. The heritage of mississippi series, published jointly by mdah, the mississippi historical society, and the university press of mississippi, with funding assistance from the phil hardin foundation, will cover the history of the state in fifteen volumes as part of the celebration of mississippis bicentennial.
Turkey creek is in the coastal basin hydrologic unit code huc 031700090702 in southeastern mississippi. Mississippians have a rich tradition of chasing wary spring toms, and over the last three decades, the state has consistently boasted one of the largest turkey populations in the country. Get directions, maps, and traffic for turkey creek, ms. An hours drive east of new orleans along the gulf of mexico, there thrives the largely unknown historic black settlement of north gulfport and turkey creek, mississippi, established in 1866. Turkey creek headwaters are located just north of interstate 10 and west of highway 49. Derrick evans outside his great grandfathers house in turkey creek after.
Turkey creek community initiatives is an innovative community development corporation engaged in the comprehensive revitalization of coastal mississippi s lowincome, historic, and environmentally. Paleoindians in the south were huntergatherers who pursued the megafauna that became extinct following the end of the pleistocene age. Funeral home services for dorothy are being provided by rush funeral home oakdale, and rush funeral home pine prairie. Gulfport is a giant textbook of incompatible land use, evans said. After visiting turkey creek, wyatt cenac realizes that life in mississippi is better as a bird.
Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the turkey creek cemetery, bruce, calhoun, mississippi, united states billiongraves cemetery and images. Turkey creek mississippi jump to navigation jump to search. The battle for turkey creek follows the painful but inspiring journey of derrick evans, a boston teacher who moves home to coastal mississippi when the graves of his. Caston creek is located in amite and franklin counties near meadville. Jun 26, 2015 in 2001, the mississippi heritage trust named turkey creek to its list of the states ten most endangered historic places. In 2001, the mississippi heritage trust named turkey creek to its list of the states ten most endangered historic places. At the end of the last ice age, native americans or paleoindians appeared in what today is the southern united states. The film follows local derrick evans struggle to defend the coastal mississippi watershed where his ancestors settled as former slaves. White can trace his family history back to the founding of turkey creek in 1866. Long after katrina, the storm walker has become legend, and the historically black community founded by emancipated people who built it into a selfsufficient place now is known also as turkey. These are just a few of our cabins, but the interiors are mostly the same in all.
This boston teacher defended his ancestral mississippi home from. The park also features a white sand beach, wooded picnic areas, and nature trails. Turkey creek community historic district is a settlement. When the eye of hurricane katrina smashed into the gulf of mississippi with its full. Jan 19, 2006 north gulfport is home to the historic african american community of turkey creek. Open yearround, turkey creek water park with its 250acre lake, attracts travelers from many areas. Turkey creek is a stream located just 8 miles from decatur, in newton county, in the state of mississippi, united states, near urbo historical, ms. Turkey creek reservoir decatur, mississippi 6016353314 for camping and other information. In 1992, the society announced the establishment of a major book series spanning the history of mississippi.
The battle for turkey creek with leslie fields sierra club director of environmental justice and community partnerships, reilly morse director of mississippi center for justice, derrick evans of turkey creek, mississippi. If youre viewing this on your phone, just slide your finger where you want to view. In 1992, the society announced the establishment of a major book series spanning the history of. Turkey creek s campgrounds feature a picnic area, and a playground with modern equipment for children of all ages. Mississippi department of archives and history mdah. Mississippi turkey hunting guides and outfitters hunting. Already armed with a historical narrative unique to her voice and moral ethic, ms. Some history you wont see in come hell or high water.
Turkey creeks campgrounds feature a picnic area, and a playground with modern equipment for children of all ages. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a new history of mississippi. The book was updated in 2003 by charles bolton, history professor at the university of southern mississippi who has since become chair of the history department at the university of north carolina. I no longer have access to the old turkey creek baptist church minutes. This article related to a river in mississippi is a stub. The mississippi band of choctaw indians is one of three federally recognized tribes of choctaw native americans, and the only one in the state of mississippi. Mitchell has meticulously researched and written an incredibly valuable examination of mississippi s bewitching history warts and all. In mississippi, history is now a salvage job the new york times. Ground water that has accumulated in rock formations. The community is situated in north gulfport, mississippi, and was added to the national register of historic places in 2007. Turkey creek is a stream in copiah county, mississippi. The turkey creek section of gulfport, mississippi, a predominantly. List of books and articles about mississippi history.
Mississippi anacostia community documentation initiative. Over the course of a decade, derrick and his neighbors stand up to powerful corporate interests and politicians and face ordeals that. Facts and figures area, 47,716 sq mi 123,584 sq km. Come hell or high water the battle for turkey creek. Evidence of their cultures has been found largely through archeological excavations, as well as existing remains of earthwork mounds built thousands of years ago. Historic african american community in north gulfport. Discover turkey creek, mississippi with the help of your friends.