Solgohachia, Arkansas
Encyclopedia
Solgohachia is an unincorporated community
in Conway County, Arkansas
, United States
, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Morrilton
on state highway 9 and Highway 287. The name is from the Choctaw
word Sok-ko-huch-cha, meaning "muscadine
river
" (Cushman, p. 603).
Nearby Solgohachia Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on May 26, 2004.http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20040604.htm
Solgohachia is located at 35°15′22"N 92°40′34"W (35.2561, -92.6761).
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Conway County, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Morrilton
Morrilton, Arkansas
Morrilton is a city in Conway County, Arkansas, United States, northwest of Little Rock. The town was home to Harding College, now Harding University of Searcy, Arkansas, for about a decade in the 1920s and 1930s. The population was 6,550 at the 2000 census...
on state highway 9 and Highway 287. The name is from the Choctaw
Choctaw language
The Choctaw language, traditionally spoken by the Native American Choctaw people of the southeastern United States, is a member of the Muskogean family...
word Sok-ko-huch-cha, meaning "muscadine
Muscadine
Muscadines are a grapevine species native to the present-day southeastern United States that has been extensively cultivated since the 16th Century. It differs from Vitis spp. in its number of chromosomes and its morphology...
river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
" (Cushman, p. 603).
Nearby Solgohachia Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on May 26, 2004.http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20040604.htm
Solgohachia is located at 35°15′22"N 92°40′34"W (35.2561, -92.6761).
Further reading
- Horatio Bardwell Cushman. (1899). History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez Indians. Greenville, Texas: Headlight Printing House.