The Centennial Cutoff at the Devil's Elbow

The Centennial Cutoff at the Devil's Elbow is a Tennessee historical marker in Tipton County.

Tipton Co, marker placed on prominent at the Devil’s Elbow knoll at Corona headquarters entrance, where Corona Rd., crosses Trigg Rd.

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In 1836 John Trigg acquired land in this area known as the Devil's Elbow, the sharpest bend in the Mississippi River between Cairo and New Orleans. His plantation, called Devil's Elbow, included Island 37. Later divided, 500 acres became his daughter Lucy Stockley's place, Corona. On 7 March 1876 the river was shortened by 22 miles when it suddenly and violently changed its course, consumed most of Tipton County's 11th Civil Dist., and severed the reminder from the Tennessee Mainland, creating Centennial Island.

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1829 · Tennessee (A. Finley, 1829) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1833 · Missouri, Ill., Ky., Tenn., Ala., Miss., Ark. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1836 · Arkansas. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1836 · New Map Of Arkansas. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1841 · Arkansas. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The Centennial Cutoff at the Devil's Elbow

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