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The Gum Pond area of Tupelo was the worst hit. Homes along the pond were swept into the water with their victims. The majority of the bodies were found in Gum Pond, the area which is now Gumtree Park. Reportedly, many bodies were never recovered from the pond. Reports were that the winds were so strong, pine needles were embedded into trunks of ...
Tupelo (/ ˈ t uː p ə l oʊ / TOO ... in 1870. The area had earlier been settled as "Gum Pond" along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. [5] On February 7, 1934, ...
Tupelo: 26: Tupelo Homesteads: Tupelo Homesteads: February 7, 1997 : County Roads 657 and 665 and County Drive 647, south of its junction with the Natchez Trace Parkway: Tupelo: 27: Tupelo National Battlefield: Tupelo National Battlefield
Read through the bit about the history of the place briefly, didn't notice any source about the name. In the book "Elvis" by Jerry Hopkins, the history of the name of the town is different from the article here; I quote from the book (p. 15): "The new town was called Gum Pond and then Tupelo, from the Chickasaw word topala, meaning "lodging ...
Cypress domes form when pond cypress grow in shallow standing water. The ground level in the center of the dome may be several inches to a few feet lower than at the edge of the dome, but tree growth is more vigorous at the center of the dome. [3] Thus, the treetops are higher at the center than at the edge of the dome. [4] [2]
Dec. 5—TUPELO — Tupelo officials have laid out their plans for extensive upgrades to three city parks over the next year, which include restrooms, pavilions and other equipment for all three.
Nyssa aquatica's genus name (Nyssa) refers to a Greek water nymph; [5] the species epithet aquatica, meaning ‘aquatic’, refers to its swamp and wetland habitat. One of the species' common names, tupelo, is of Native American origin, coming from the Creek words ito ‘tree’ and opilwa ‘swamp’; it was in use by the mid-18th century [6]
FT 223: Gum Pond Trail, 1.8 mi (2.9 km). FT 224: Bunyan Hill Trail, 4.8 mi (7.7 km). Trail maps are available from the U.S. Forest Service, and from Briartech. During the 2011 Super Outbreak of tornadoes, there was extensive damage to much of the north Sipsey area. It was not considered feasible to fully repair the trail system at the time and ...