Pelahatchie Cleanup and Restoration

Pelahatchie, Mississippi, is a city rich in history. It is important that water damage restoration and fire damage restoration be immediate in the event that an emergency situation arises. Dating back to the time when Mississippi actually became a state, the land that is now Pelahatchie was part of 5,500,000 acres ceded to the United States by the Choctaw Indians in the signing of the treaty at Doak's Stand in 1820. Settlers came from Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and primarily the Carolinas to live there. All of the movement into the area played a part in what is known now as "The Great Westward Movement". Pelahatchie is a Native American word meaning "crooked creek". Pelahatchie barely escaped the march of General Sherman during the Civil War, with Sherman making the decision to follow a road rather the railroad tracks after the fall of Vicksburg. The Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad had come through Pelahatchie in 1858, and the first United States Post Office was established in 1868. Pelahatchie continued to grow in the late 1800's. People would come to the prospering town to trade cotton or other farm goods. Pelahatchie had one of the only three schools in Rankin county, along with a general store, a general mercantile, a hotel complete with stables, and a saloon. Churches and sawmills completed the town, and with so much growth, the time came for Pelahatchie to be put on the map. On June 30, 1904, a government had been established, and Pelahatchie was incorporated. In 1934, the Pearl River Valley Lumber Company Mill, one of four sawmills in the city, caught fire. The mill was never restored, and there was a decline in population afterwards. The poultry industry would soon discover the area, and Pelahatchie would maintain it's charm from that point on, moving forward. Today, Pelahatchie is still a much desired, thriving little city, and many of the beautiful old buildings still stand. Pelahatchie City Hall and Masonic Lodge is on the historical registry, and a great education is available at Pelahatchie Elementary, Pelahatchie Attendance Center, and East Rankin Academy. Tourists and locals flock to the area to enjoy Jellystone Park- Pelahatchie-Yogi on the Lake, a resort with everything from a splash pad to cabins. Water damage restoration and fire damage restoration are close by should water or fire ever threaten the city of Pelahatchie again.