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Tallahatchie

American  
[tal-uh-hach-ee] / ˌtæl əˈhætʃ i /

noun

  1. a river in N Mississippi, flowing SW and joining the Yalobusha River to form the Yazoo River. 230 miles (371 km) long.


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Authorities already had obtained warrants charging the two men and Donham with kidnapping before Till’s body was found in the Tallahatchie River, FBI files show, but police never arrested Donham.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2022

For Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billy Joe,” the 1976 movie adaptation took on a question the song doesn’t answer: Just what did Billy Joe and the narrator throw off the Tallahatchie Bridge?

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021

In Mississippi, straight-line wind reportedly knocked at least 30 train cars off the tracks in Tallahatchie County.

From Fox News • Jan. 11, 2020

I shot this on a trail ride with the Delta Hill Riders in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.

From The Guardian • Dec. 5, 2019

A couple mornings a week we went fishing, but always on the Yazoo instead of the Tallahatchie.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe