History & Heritage
To preserve significant pieces of Tupelo’s rich history, and to educate its citizens and visitors on the city’s storied past, the Heritage Trails Enrichment Program identifies and interprets historical Chickasaw, Civil Rights & African American, and Civil War sites in Tupelo and Lee County.
Follow the trail and imagine what all has happened here.
Heritage Trails
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Old Town Creek Battle Site
Get Directions3454 Mt. Vernon Rd. Tupelo, Mississippi
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Battle of King’s Creek - Civil Rights & African American Heritage Trail Marker
Get Directions513 S. Spring St. Tupelo, Mississippi
DetailsBattle of King's Creek - Civil Rights & African American Heritage Trail Marker513 S. Spring St.
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Iron Furnace - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
Get Directions105 S. Front St. Tupelo, Mississippi
DetailsIron Furnace - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker105 S. Front St.
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Plank Road - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
Get Directions4696 E. Main St. Tupelo, Mississippi
DetailsPlank Road - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker4696 E. Main St.
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Town Creek Encampment - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
Get DirectionsN. Veterans Memorial Blvd. Tupelo, Mississippi
DetailsTown Creek Encampment - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail MarkerN. Veterans Memorial Blvd.
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Younger Cabin - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
Get Directions261 N. Broadway Tupelo, Mississippi
DetailsYounger Cabin - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker261 N. Broadway
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F.W. Woolworth - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
Get Directions185 Troy Street Tupelo, Mississippi
DetailsF.W. Woolworth - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker185 Troy Street
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Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker684 North Green Street
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Carver School - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
Get Directions1045 North Green Street Tupelo, Mississippi
DetailsCarver School - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker1045 North Green Street
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Robins Field - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
Get Directions566 North Madison Street Tupelo, Mississippi
DetailsRobins Field - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker566 North Madison Street
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R.C. Cola Plant/Dixie Bell Theater - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
Get Directions198 West Franklin Street Tupelo, Mississippi
DetailsR.C. Cola Plant/Dixie Bell Theater - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker198 West Franklin Street
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Old Town Creek Battle Site
Get Directions3454 Mt. Vernon Rd. Tupelo, Mississippi
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Battle of King’s Creek - Civil Rights & African American Heritage Trail Marker
Get Directions513 S. Spring St. Tupelo, Mississippi
DetailsBattle of King's Creek - Civil Rights & African American Heritage Trail Marker513 S. Spring St.
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Iron Furnace - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
Get Directions105 S. Front St. Tupelo, Mississippi
DetailsIron Furnace - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker105 S. Front St.
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Plank Road - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
Get Directions4696 E. Main St. Tupelo, Mississippi
DetailsPlank Road - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker4696 E. Main St.
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Town Creek Encampment - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
Get DirectionsN. Veterans Memorial Blvd. Tupelo, Mississippi
DetailsTown Creek Encampment - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail MarkerN. Veterans Memorial Blvd.
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Younger Cabin - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
Get Directions261 N. Broadway Tupelo, Mississippi
DetailsYounger Cabin - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker261 N. Broadway
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Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center
Get Directions501 West Linden Street Corinth, Mississippi 38834
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Shiloh National Military Park
Get Directions (731) 689-56961055 Pittsburg Landing Road Shiloh, Tennessee 38376 (731) 689-5696 | Website
Featured Attractions
F.W. Woolworth - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
185 Troy Street Tupelo, Mississippi
Old Town Creek Battle Site
3454 Mt. Vernon Rd. Tupelo, Mississippi
Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
684 North Green Street Tupelo, Mississippi (662) 841-6521
Battle of King’s Creek - Civil Rights & African American Heritage Trail Marker
513 S. Spring St. Tupelo, Mississippi
Carver School - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
1045 North Green Street Tupelo, Mississippi
Iron Furnace - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
105 S. Front St. Tupelo, Mississippi
Robins Field - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
566 North Madison Street Tupelo, Mississippi
Plank Road - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
4696 E. Main St. Tupelo, Mississippi
R.C. Cola Plant/Dixie Bell Theater - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
198 West Franklin Street Tupelo, Mississippi
Town Creek Encampment - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
N. Veterans Memorial Blvd. Tupelo, Mississippi
Younger Cabin - Civil Rights and African American Heritage Trail Marker
261 N. Broadway Tupelo, Mississippi
Tupelo National Battlefield Site
Main St. Tupelo, Mississippi 38801 1-800-305-7417 | Website
Brice’s Crossroad Natl Battlefield Site
Hwy 370 W. Baldwyn, Mississippi 38824 (662) 365-3969 | Website
Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center
501 West Linden Street Corinth, Mississippi 38834
Shiloh National Military Park
1055 Pittsburg Landing Road Shiloh, Tennessee 38376 (731) 689-5696 | Website
Vietnam Veterans Replica Wall Memorial
800 North Veterans Boulevard Tupelo, Mississippi