Holcut, Mississippi
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Holcut was a small town located in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States.[1] In 1976, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bought out and demolished the town because it lay in the path of the Divide Cut, a 29-mile (47 km) canal section of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway, which was constructed between 1972 and 1984.[2][3]
After the town was demolished, the Corps of Engineers established a Holcut memorial next to the canal near the site of the town.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holcut, Mississippi
- ^ "History of the Tenn-Tom". Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ Geoffrey Smith. "The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: A Critical Study". University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ "Holcut Memorial Park" (pdf). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 2012-04-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Divide Cut" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 2012-04-01.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Corps of Engineers: Pictures of Holcut Memorial
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