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At the southern tip of Crowley’s Ridge, Indians of the Hopewell Culture lived about 500 B.C., and evidence of their settlements still remains in nearby mounds. In 1541, when Hernando De Soto crossed the river near here, he found the Casqui and Pacaha Indians and held the first Christian service west of the Mississippi River. In 1673, Marquette and Joliet visited during their exploration. The city was laid out in 1820 and incorporated in 1856. On July 4, 1863, in the Battle of Helena, Union forces repulsed a Confederate attempt to retake the city. Seven Confederate generals came from Phillips County.
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Dundee, Mississippi · United States
