History Lesson

• The City of Koscuisko was originally named Redbud Springs for 3 springs located in the town
• The name was changed to Koscuisko by William Dodd                                                           
• William Dodd was an ancestor of the general pictured above Thaddeus Koscuizko                    
• Thaddeus was a Polish general who was in George Washington's army during the Revolution      

     

Attala County

• Koscuisko, Ethel and Zama located inside this county                                                          
• The County was originally property of the Choctaw nation until the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit
• The County was established in 1833                                                                                   
• The Courthouse burned on 3 separate occasions and the older records burned                  
• A novel Atala was written and the author was a guest of George Washington                       

Ethel

• Back in 1882 it was known as Davis Old Field and was purchased by a 2 men                     
• One of those men built a residence and a steam mill on his portion and made improvements   
•  Nothing else existed in the area until the railroad in 1833 Illinois Central                                 

    Zama 

• The town began in 1912 and was covered with virgin timber                                                     
• The houses were built from logs and there were no mills in the area                                            
• Zama was named by Mr. Franklin after his daughter and the town thriving                                    

I found these facts interesting about my hometown and where my parents grew up. Although I made good grades in history in high school it was never my favorite subject.  I guess when it is part of who you are and where you were born, it takes on a different meaning