Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area

Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area is a federally designated National Heritage Area in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The designation commemorates the region's impact on American culture and its role in the American Civil War and the American civil rights movement. The national heritage area designation provides a unified marketing and promotion framework for the area.

The national heritage area covers all of Marshall, Benton, Tippah, Alcorn, Tishomingo, Lafayette, Union, Pontotoc, Lee, Itawamba, Calhoun, Chickasaw and Monroe counties, and those portions of Desoto, Tate, Panola, Yalobusha, Grenada and Montgomery counties to the east of Interstate 55 and north of Mississippi Highway 14. Significant sites within the national heritage area include Brice's Crossroads National Battlefield and the birthplace of Elvis Presley.

Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area was established by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009.

References

External links

Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area official website

National Heritage Areas of the United States

2009 establishments in Mississippi

Protected areas established in 2009

Protected areas of Marshall County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Benton County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Tippah County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Alcorn County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Tishomingo County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Lafayette County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Union County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Pontotoc County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Lee County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Itawamba County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Calhoun County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Monroe County, Mississippi

Protected areas of DeSoto County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Tate County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Panola County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Yalobusha County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Grenada County, Mississippi

Protected areas of Montgomery County, Mississippi