TREATY ROAD

As Figure 1 indicates, Treaty Road ran roughly north and south. With a length of 31 miles it was a relatively short road, but Treaty Road connected the Choctaw Nation at a critical time. The purpose of the road was to allow the Choctaw peoples to attend the Treaty discussions of 1830. Note on Figure 1 the location of Dancing Rabbit Creek on Treaty Road. Treaty Road was named in the Original United States Survey notes of Township 16N R15E Noxubee County by Surveyor Shelton Standerfer in Quarter 3 of 1833. Sources indicated that at least 6000 Choctaw attended the Treaty discussions.

On its north end Treaty Road terminated near the Choctaw Agency. A segment of the Robinson Road is shown north of the agency. In fact, the Robinson Road coursed northeast to Columbus Ms and beyond to Nashville. To the southwest Robinson Road intersected the Natchez Road near Doak's Stand. In Oktibbeha County there were roads which joined the Robinson Road to the Road to Mayhew from the Agency, the Athens Road and the Elliot Mission Road to Mayhew Mission Road. To the south via the Military Road the Treaty Road connected the Factory Road (future Musing), Winchester Road (future Musing) and other roads. Note the Military Road ran to near New Orleans and to Nashville via Columbus Ms though in my Choctaw world the road connected the old French period eastern villages and the Sixtown villages.

Treaty Road was apparently built by the Choctaws as several surveyors in Noxubee and Kemper County townships termed or called out Treaty Road as "public road." There were two other designated "roads" that also lead from Kemper County to Dancing Rabbit Creek.

Almost as an aside, note Lincecum Road on Figure 1. There is also a field noted at the southern termination of Lincecum Road which was called "Lincecum Field" by the Original United States Surveyor. I do not believe the Lincecum in question to be the famous Gideon; rather it appears to be his brother Grant. In 1841 Grant was the only Lincecum who owned properties in Township 14N R15E where Lincecum Road and Field were located.

As stated above, we will add several more roads to our Musings.