Tupelo, Mississippi Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Civil War and post-war development=== During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Union and Confederate forces fought in the area in 1864 in the [[Battle of Tupelo]] or battle of oldtown Creek. Designated the [[Tupelo National Battlefield]], the battlefield is administered by the [[National Park Service]] (NPS). In addition, the [[Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield]], about ten miles north, commemorates another American Civil War battle. After the war, a cross-state [[railroad]] for northern Mississippi was constructed through the town, which encouraged industry and growth. With expansion, the town changed its name to Tupelo, in honor of the battle. It was incorporated in 1870.<ref>{{cite web |author=Dale Cox |url=http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/tupelo.html |title=Tupelo, Mississippi - Historic Sites and Points of Interest |publisher=Exploresouthernhistory.com |date=1935-01-08 |access-date=2013-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418235040/http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/tupelo.html |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page