Tombigbee State Park
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| Tombigbee State Park | |
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  Tombigbee State Park Location in Mississippi | |
| Location | Lee County, Mississippi, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°13′56″N 88°37′35″W / 34.232224°N 88.62643°W[1] |
| Area | 480 acres (190 ha)[2] |
| Elevation | 390 ft (120 m) |
| Established | 1934 |
| Administered by | Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks |
| Designation | Mississippi state park |
| Named for | The Tombigbee River |
| Website | Official website  |
Tombigbee State Park | |
| Nearest city | Tupelo, Mississippi |
| Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| Built | 1934 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| Architectural style | Rustic |
| MPS | State Parks in Mississippi built by the CCC between 1934 - 1942 |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000382 |
| Added to NRHP | March 25, 1999 |
Tombigbee State Park is a public recreation area located off Mississippi Highway 6 five miles (8.0 km) east of Tupelo, Mississippi. The state park surrounds 90-acre (36 ha) Lake Lee and is named for the nearby Tombigbee River.[3]
The state park was among the first state parks built in Mississippi in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps.[4] The CCC began work on June 1, 1934; the park was opened to the public in 1936. The Tombigbee State Park Historic District was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[2][5]
