Bogue Chitto (Tuckabum Creek Tributary)

	Bogue Chitto (Tuckabum Creek Tributary) Bogue Chitto may refer to: Bogue Chitto, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama Bogue Chitto, Lincoln County, Mississippi, an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Mississippi Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, a census-designated place (CDP) in Neshoba and Kemper counties, Mississippi Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge, in Louisiana and Mississippi Bogue Chitto River, in Louisiana and Mississippi Bogue Chitto State Park Bogue Chitto State Park (pronounced bo-guh chit-uh) is a recent addition to the Louisiana State Park system. It opened to the public on August 28, 2010, after a delay of approximately three months. The state park is located off Louisiana State ... , in Washington Parish, Louisiana {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bogue Chitto, Alabama Bogue Chitto is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama. It was named for the nearby creek of the same name, which in the Choctaw language means "big stream." History In the early 1900s the population consisted of black landowners whose ancestors had been enslaved on the cotton-producing plantations and had bought land there after the American Civil War ended. Almost every man was registered to vote, and did vote, from Reconstruction until their rights were taken away. A spirit of independence, caused by landownership, prevented even the Ku Klux Klan from infringing upon their rights: "Local lore had it that the Klan came calling one night, looking for a Bogue Chitto man who had refused to doff his hat to a white man and say 'Yessir'. They were met by a spray of bullets and did not come back". Inoculations against typhoid in 1930 were administered to over 900 people in Bogue Chitto, and Amelia Platts, a "black home demonstration agent" ("community clubs" had been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bogue Chitto, Lincoln County, Mississippi Bogue Chitto is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 437. Bogue Chitto is the only municipal hamlet in the state of Mississippi. History Bogue Chitto takes its name from the nearby Bogue Chitto River, the name of which is a Choctaw word, ''Bok Chito'', meaning "big river".Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, 2016, "New Choctaw Dictionary, First Edition". Pgs. 202 and 361, "big: Chito","River: Bo/ref> The population in 1900 was 582. At that time, the settlement had telephone and telegraph services, a school, and several churches. The local economy involved the lumber industry, and a lumber mill and cotton gin were located there. The settlement is located on a branch of the Illinois Central Railroad. Geography Bogue Chitto is in southern Lincoln County, west of the Bogue Chitto River and east of Interstate 55, which provides access to the town at Exit 30 (Bogue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bogue Chitto, Mississippi Bogue Chitto is a census-designated place (CDP) situated in Kemper and Neshoba counties, Mississippi. The population was 864 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Reservation and the population is 93% Choctaw. History Three civil rights workers: James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were killed by the KKK about 10 miles north of Bogue Chitto on the night of June 21, 1964. Their bodies were discovered buried in an earthen dam on the Old Jolly Farm in Neshoba County, Mississippi in August, 1964. The crime was later described in the 1988 film '' Mississippi Burning''. Geography Much of the Mississippi Choctaw Indian Reservation is in Neshoba County with a portion extending into western Kemper County. Bogue Chitto is one of 8 communities in the nation. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.4 km), of which 6.3 square miles (16.3 km) are land and 0.04& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge is located northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., and encompasses of Pearl River Basin swampland. History On June 30, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed Public Law 96-288 authorizing the Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Washington and St. Tammany Parishes, Louisiana, and Pearl River County, Mississippi. Since that time, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been acquiring bottomland hardwood habitat in the Pearl River Basin. On December 13, 1989, Congress authorized a boundary expansion for Bogue Chitto NWR that included an additional of bottomland hardwoods in St. Tammany Parish. To date, some have been placed under refuge management. The refuge is still in an acquisition phase. Access Access is primarily by boat on the refuge's Louisiana side and road access is available on the refuge's Mississippi side. In the summer of 2002, a new walking trail was unveiled on the Louisiana side of the Refuge that allows access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Bogue Chitto River The Bogue Chitto River is a stream in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi. It is a tributary of the Pearl River. The river passes through the Bogue Chitto State Park in Washington Parish, Louisiana. ''Bogue Chitto'' is a name derived from the Choctaw language The Choctaw language (Choctaw: ), spoken by the Choctaw, an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, is part of the Muskogean language family. Chickasaw is separate but closely related language to Choctaw. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahom ... meaning "big creek". Variant names are "Barrio del Buck Chitto", "Bogachito River", and "Bogue Chito". References Rivers of Louisiana Rivers of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Rivers of Washington Parish, Louisiana Rivers of Mississippi Rivers of Lincoln County, Mississippi Rivers of Pike County, Mississippi Rivers of Walthall County, Mississippi Tributaries of the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana) {{Louisiana-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]