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Tallahatta Creek

Coordinates: 32°18′24″N 88°52′56″W / 32.3065333°N 88.8822732°W / 32.3065333; -88.8822732
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Tallahatta Creek
Tallahatta Creek in Newton County, Mississippi
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates32°37′21″N 88°56′02″W / 32.6226372°N 88.9339426°W / 32.6226372; -88.9339426
Mouth 
 • coordinates
32°18′24″N 88°52′56″W / 32.3065333°N 88.8822732°W / 32.3065333; -88.8822732
Length31.2 mi (50.2 km)
Basin size70.2 sq mi (182 km2)[1]

Tallahatta Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[2] It is a tributary of the Chunky River. Tributaries of Tallahatta Creek include Bogue Flower and Bogue Statinea.

Tallahatta is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "white rock".[3] A variant name is "Tallyhatta Creek".[2]

During William Tecumseh Sherman's Meridian campaign, Major General James B. McPherson ordered troops under the command of Brigadier General Alexander Chambers to defend a train bridge over Tallahatta Creek. This bridge allowed the Union Army to remain supplied during the destruction of Meridian.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 140.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallahatta Creek
  3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. ^ Foster, Buck T. (2006). Sherman's Mississippi Campaign. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. p. 100. ISBN 9780817315191.