Port Anderson, Mississippi
Port Anderson is a ghost town in Washington County, Mississippi, United States.
Port Anderson, Mississippi | |
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1862 map showing Port Anderson
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  Port Anderson, Mississippi Location within the state of Mississippi  Port Anderson, Mississippi Port Anderson, Mississippi (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°31′33″N 91°12′06″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] |
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History
The area was settled around 1820 on the banks of the Mississippi River by Major John Lewis Martin (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.
Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Mississippi, United States | ||
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