Alamucha, Mississippi
Alamucha, Mississippi | |
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  Alamucha, Mississippi Location within the state of Mississippi  Alamucha, Mississippi Alamucha, Mississippi (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°21′32″N 88°28′07″W / 32.35889°N 88.46861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Lauderdale |
| Elevation | 315 ft (96 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 691662[1] |
Alamucha (also Alamutcha) is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States.[1]
It is located 16 mi (26 km) east of Meridian, and 3.5 mi (5.6 km) west of the Alabama state line.
History
Alamucha originated as a Choctaw settlement, and was named for the nearby Alamuchee Creek.[2][3][4]
Alamucha became one of the earliest non-native settlements in Lauderdale County.[5]
A postal road was established from Marion, via Alamucha, to Gaston, Alabama in 1838, and a post office had been established in Alamucha by 1841.[6][7]
Lodge No. 130 of the Grand Masonic Lodge of Mississippi was established in Alamucha in 1850.[8]
Civil War
In 1861, local plantation owner Peter H. Bozeman recruited men to serve in "The Alamucha Infantry", of which Bozeman was captain.[9] Volunteers from Clarke, Lauderdale, Newton and Tippah counties joined The Alamucha Infantry (Company E), which was attached to the 13th Infantry.[10][11] John J. McElroy, a merchant from Alamucha, enlisted in Bozeman's Company in May 1861, and the following month participated in the Battle of First Manassas.[12] Later in the war, Leonidas Polk, a general in the Confederate States Army, temporarily evacuated his troops to a location near Alamucha.[13]
Decline
Alamucha began to decline during 1850s and 1860s as railroads were constructed through neighboring communities.[14]
All that remains today at the settlement are some homes along Highway 496, and a station of the Alamucha Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.[15]
Notable people
- Willard F. McMurray, co-founded Trumpet Records with his wife Lillian McMurry.[16][17]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alamucha
- ^ Davis Davidson, June; Putnam, Richelle (2013). Legendary Locals of Meridian. Arcadia. p. 7.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 58.
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 3.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 57.
- ^ The Statutes at Large and Treaties of the United States of America. Vol. V. C.C. Little and J. Brown. 1850. p. 280.
- ^ Register of All Officer and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1841. p. 241.
- ^ Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi. Clarion Steam Printing. 1882. pp. 493, 534.
- ^ Wynne, Ben (2006). Mississippi's Civil War: A Narrative History. Mercer University Press. p. 44.
- ^ Tucker, Phillip Thomas (2013). Barksdale's Charge: The True High Tide of the Confederacy at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. Casemate. pp. 168, 169.
- ^ Busey, John W.; Busey, Travis W. (2016). Confederate Casualties at Gettysburg. McFarland. p. 693.
- ^ "The Seven McElroys of the Thirteenth Mississippi Infantry C.S.A." Mississippi Signals C.S.A. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Merrehope, Circa 1858". Meridian Restorations Foundation. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Extinct Towns & Villages of Lauderdale County, Mississippi". Genealogy Trails. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alamucha Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
- ^ "Trumpet Records - Jackson". Mississippi Blues Commission. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ Ryan, Marc W. (2004). Trumpet Records. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 6, 7.
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