Homochitto, Issaquena County, Mississippi
Homochitto, Mississippi | |
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  Homochitto  Homochitto | |
| Coordinates: 32°52′03″N 91°03′36″W / 32.86750°N 91.06000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Issaquena |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 687598[1] |
Homochitto was a plantation located directly on the Mississippi River[2] in Issaquena County (initially the lower portion of Washington County), Mississippi, United States.[1]
Homochitto Plantation was owned by Stephen Duncan.[3] The 1831 tax rolls indicated that Duncan enslaved 96 individuals on the 1,520 acres (6.2 km2) property.[4] In 1865, following the abolition of slavery, a number of freedmen were listed at the Homochitto Plantation.[5] According to one source, Homochitto is a Choctaw name likely meaning "big red",[6] and was earlier applied to the Homochitto River in Mississippi.
Duncan had a reconstruction contract "Disapproved for insufficient compensation to freedmen".[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Homochitto (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Searles, Jas M.; Stratton, David (1873). "Map of the County of Issaquena, Mississippi". Hugh Lewis.
- ^ "Biography: Dr. Stephen Duncan". Issaquena Genealogy and History Project. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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Amy L. Young (Summer 1999). "Archaeological Investigations of Slave Housing at Saragossa Plantation, Natchez, Mississippi" (PDF). Southeastern Archaeology. 18 (1): 57–68.
Prior to this, the tax roll of 1831 shows that Duncan owned four plantations in Adams County: West Grove with 846 acres and 54 slaves; Homochitto with 1520 acres and 96 slaves; Ellisbe with 1580 acres and 63 slaves; and Saragossa with 846 acres and 68 slaves.
- ^ "1865 Freedmen Contracts for Issaquena County". Issaquena Genealogy and History Project. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ Dee Woodtor (1999). Finding a Place Called Home: A Guide to African-American Genealogy and Historical Identity. Random House. ISBN 9780375708435.
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