Mississippi Choctaws weigh plans for historic site

Tuesday, March 11, 2008  

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is weighing development options for an 856-acre property that was once owned by a Choctaw chief.

The tribe bought the land in Carroll County for $1.7 million. It used to be the home of Chief Greenwood Leflore, who signed the 1835 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.

The tribe has considered rebuilding Malmaison, Leflore’s mansion that burned in 1942. Other options include a convention center, a golf course and a museum.

“We’ve got to look at the land and weigh our options,” Miko Beasley Denson told The Greenwood Commonwealth. “It could be a good hunting refuge for high rollers.”

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No firm plans for Malmaison (The Greenwood Commonwealth 3/10