Sandy Creek (Mississippi)
Sandy Creek is a right-bank tributary of the Homochitto River in Adams County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Sandy Creek was one of the first places where white settlers and their black slaves set up farming in the colonial-era Natchez District.[2] The Sandy Creek Wildlife Management Area, part of the Homochitto National Forest, is believed to host a population of Louisiana black bear.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sandy Creek (Mississippi)
- ^ Bettersworth, John Knox (1959). Mississippi: A History. Steck Company. p. 108.
- ^ Bude Ranger District, Homochitto National Forest (N.F.); Porter Creek Recreation and Lake Complex, Franklin County: Environmental Impact Statement. 1993. p. 44.
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