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Winston County, Mississippi

Winston County is a county in east-central Mississippi, United States, with its seat at Louisville. It was formed in 1833 from land ceded by the Choctaw in the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek and named after Louis Winston, an early Mississippi official. It contains Nanih Waiya, the great mound regarded by the Choctaw as their place of origin.

Winston County, Mississippi
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Choctaw Nation

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Winston County, Mississippi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/winston-county-mississippi
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“Winston County, Mississippi.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/winston-county-mississippi. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Winston County, Mississippi.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/winston-county-mississippi.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Winston County, Mississippi’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/winston-county-mississippi (Accessed: ).

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