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Tombigbee State Park

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Nearest city
  
Tupelo, Mississippi

NRHP Reference #
  
99000382

Phone
  
+1 662-842-7669

Added to NRHP
  
25 March 1999

Architectural style
  
Other, Rustic

Area
  
16 ha

Year built
  
1934

Tombigbee State Park

Built by
  
Civilian Conservation Corps

MPS
  
State Parks in Mississippi built by the CCC MPS

Address
  
264 Cabin Dr, Tupelo, MS 38804, USA

Similar
  
Trace State Park, George P Cossar State Park, John W Kyle State Park, Hugh White State Park, Leroy Percy State Park

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Tombigbee State Park is a public recreation area located off Mississippi Highway 6 approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Tupelo, Mississippi. The state park surrounds 90-acre (36 ha) Lake Lee and is named for the nearby Tombigbee River.

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HistoryEdit

The state park was among the first state parks built in Mississippi in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC began work on June 1, 1934; the park was opened to the public in 1938. The Tombigbee State Park Historic District was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Activities and amenitiesEdit

The park features lake fishing, primitive and developed campsites, cabins and cottage, picnicking area, and two disc golf courses.

References

Tombigbee State Park Wikipedia