Shuqualak’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Shuqualak. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Shaqualak was settled after the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was signed in 1830. Shuqualak is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean 'beads'.
A post office was established in 1855, and the town was incorporated in 1859. Shuqualak was a stop on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, built in the 1850s.
There was a devastating fire in 1885 that burned much of downtown.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Shuqualak’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Shuqualak’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMobile and Ohio Railroad Station, c. 1900: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Shuqualak
See all 1 →Shuqualak, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Mobile and Ohio Railroad Station (c. 1900) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via WikidataFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.