Tawanta, Mississippi

History

Tawanta was founded in 1882.[1] The name "Tawanta" is purported to mean "wide, broad" in the Choctaw language.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tawanta
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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