Tallula, Mississippi
History
Tallula is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "bell" or "to break off". The settlement was originally located on a spot along the Mississippi River called Tallula Bend.
Tallula was the Issaquena county seat from 1848 to 1871. Runaway slaves captured in Issaquena were held in the Tallula jail until they were claimed by their legal owners or sold for jail fees. In 1856 the sheriff of Issaquena County offered a $250 reward for the recapture of a "negro stealer" named John Guydon who "broke jail" at Tallula.
The county seat moved to Mayersville, 10 mi (16 km) north, in 1871. Over time, the changing course of the Mississippi "left Island No. 95 on the Louisiana shore, and Tallula Bend moved slowly downstream until the town of Tallula lost its landing and became an inland village."
Notable person
Charles C. Diggs, Sr., the first African-American Democrat elected to the Michigan Senate, was born in Tallula.
References
- ^ "Tallula, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ "Historic names and places on the lower Mississippi River / by Marion Bragg". HathiTrust. pp. 146–147. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "Committed". Vicksburg Daily Whig. December 17, 1856. p. 2. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "$250 Reward!". Vicksburg Daily Whig. September 13, 1855. p. 2. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ Hellmann, Paul T. (2005). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. ISBN 9780203997000.
- ^ Dillard, Angela D. (2007). Faith in the City: Preaching Radical Social Change in Detroit. University of Michigan. ISBN 978-0472032075.
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