The Museum of the Mississippi Delta offers unique displays and exhibits on the history of the Delta from prehistoric-times to the present. Artifact collections include 350 million year old geodes; 53 million year old aquatic lizard; 12,000 year old Mastadon, all found in the area. Native American collections are dominate and include over 200 examples of Pre-Columbia pottery made in the Delta by Native Americans. Visitors can walk through an area known as The Swamp Room and see what types of plants and animals inhabited the Delta before it was drained for agricultural use. Cotton farming helped to shape the Delta in the late 19th and into the mid-20th century. Artifacts relating to cotton farming are available. There was a Civil War battle fought at Fort Pemberton in 1863 and the Museum has on display a Lady Polk cannon. The Military History galleries included sections on World War I and World War II. Greenwood Leflore was a Choctaw Indian chief who had a significant role in the Choctaw Indian Removal of 1830. Of French and Indian descent, Leflore proceeded to be involved with the Mississippi State Legislature and served in the House and the Senate. A room is dedicated to his memory and includes original furnishings from his mansion, Malmaison. Rounding out the museum is a first-class regional art collection including photography, painting and sculptures.

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