Shellmound is an

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located in

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, United States, located approximately north of

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and approximately southeast of Schlater near

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. It is part of the

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History

Shellmound is named for a nearby

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that had a large amount of shells on the surface. The area was possibly the site of a battle between the Chakchiuma and allied

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and Chickasaw. Shellmound was founded as a landing on the Tallahatchie River and was one of the earliest settlements on the Tallahatchie. The community served as a distribution point for the area between the river and McNutt. In the late 1800s, Shellmound had four general stores, a doctor, and a population of 150. A post office operated under the name Shellmound from 1854 to 1921.

Music

Shellmound is home to one of Leflore County's seven Mississippi Blues Trail markers (at Racetrack Plantation).

Gallery

File:OFBledsoeBuilding.jpg, O.F. Bledsoe Building located in the community File:GuitarSlimMississippiBluesTrailMarker.jpg, Guitar Slim Mississippi Blues Trail marker

References

Unincorporated communities in Leflore County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area {{LefloreCountyMS-geo-stub