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Nanih Waiya, Louisville, MS

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Nanih Waiya

A community park in Louisville, Mississippi, that also holds an ancient platform mound in Winston County.

Louisville, MS

About Nanih Waiya

Nanih Waiya Community Park in Louisville, Mississippi, aims to welcome all visitors while protecting the land's natural setting and providing recreation for local residents. The park hosts community events such as an Easter egg hunt, a Fourth of July fireworks show, and an annual fall festival. Separately, Nanih Waiya is an ancient platform mound in southern Winston County built by Indigenous people during the Middle Woodland period, roughly 300 to 600 CE. The Choctaw and Chickasaw have long regarded the mound and a nearby cave as their sacred origin place.

  • #community park
  • #ancient mound
  • #Middle Woodland
  • #Choctaw
  • #Chickasaw

What's around here?

The closest stops to Nanih Waiya, ordered by straight-line distance.

  • Nightlife
    Outdoor Adventure

    Pearl River Resort

    No admission fee

    Play slots and poker at two Choctaw casinos, then hit the golf course or the water park on the same tribal resort.

    18 mi awaySwitch it up: Nightlife

  • Museums

    Meridian Museum of Art

    No admission fee

    Art museum in a former Carnegie library in downtown Meridian, showing rotating regional exhibitions and offering classes and events.

    41 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Museums

    Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience

    Check prices

    A Meridian museum that showcases Mississippi's arts and entertainment legacy through exhibits, a Hall of Fame, classes, and events.

    41 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

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