Horn Lake
Mississippi
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City Of Horn Lake
The City of Horn Lake, Mississippi was granted the Charter of Decree of Incorporation, March 3rd, 1973, after three (3) years of planning and work. The original governing body consisted of Winn D. Brown, Sr., as mayor, five (5) aldermen, W.R. Wooten, John Sartain, Anna Calvi, F.G. Thomas, and Winn D. Brown, Jr.
Horn Lake received its name from an ox-bow lake, lying three miles west, which was a former riverbed of the Mississippi River. The river changed course in the late 18th century leaving a stranded body of water resembling a cow horn. It became known as Horn Lake. Old maps indicated the date must have been between 1765 and 1796.
In historical times the Chickasaw Indians inhabited the area. Hernando DeSoto and his party, the first Europeans to encounter the Chickasaws wintered with them at the time of his discovery of the Mississippi River. The French Explorer, La Salle, solicited their help on his journey down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. The area passed through successive Spanish and English rule, finally coming under American governance after the Revolutionary War. In 1832, the Chickasaws relinquished all claims to land east of the Mississippi River by the terms of the Treaty of Pontotoc.
Horn Lake received its name from an ox-bow lake, lying three miles west, which was a former riverbed of the Mississippi River. The river changed course in the late 18th century leaving a stranded body of water resembling a cow horn. It became known as Horn Lake. Old maps indicated the date must have been between 1765 and 1796.
In historical times the Chickasaw Indians inhabited the area. Hernando DeSoto and his party, the first Europeans to encounter the Chickasaws wintered with them at the time of his discovery of the Mississippi River. The French Explorer, La Salle, solicited their help on his journey down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. The area passed through successive Spanish and English rule, finally coming under American governance after the Revolutionary War. In 1832, the Chickasaws relinquished all claims to land east of the Mississippi River by the terms of the Treaty of Pontotoc.