Port Anderson, Mississippi
Port Anderson, Mississippi | |
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Port Anderson, Mississippi Location within the state of Mississippi | |
Coordinates: 33°31′33″N 91°12′06″W / 33.52583°N 91.20167°WCoordinates: 33°31′33″N 91°12′06″W / 33.52583°N 91.20167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Washington |
Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 687289[1] |
Port Anderson is a ghost town in Washington County, Mississippi, United States.
History[]
The area was settled around 1820 on the banks of the Mississippi River by Major (a nephew of Meriwether Lewis), and his son-in-law, John Anderson. Using slave labor, they established a successful plantation there.[2][3]
Port Anderson is today covered by the Mississippi River, and the nearby shore is uninhabited bottomland.
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Anderson (historical)
- ^ County Historical Society (1954). McCain, William D.; Capers, Charlotte (eds.). Some Washington County Genealogy (PDF). Memoirs of Henry Tillinghast Ireys: Papers of the Washington County Historical Society, 1910-1915. Mississippi Department of Archives and History and Mississippi Historical Society. p. 340.
- ^ Tyson, Margaret. "John Lewis Martin History". MSGenWeb. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
Categories:
- Former populated places in Washington County, Mississippi
- Former populated places in Mississippi
- Mississippi populated places on the Mississippi River
- 1820 establishments in the United States
- United States ghost town stubs