Port Anderson, Mississippi
Ghost town
1862 map showing Port Anderson
1862 map showing Port Anderson
Port Anderson, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Port Anderson, Mississippi
Port Anderson, Mississippi
Location within the state of Mississippi
Port Anderson, Mississippi is located in the United States
Port Anderson, Mississippi
Port Anderson, Mississippi
Port Anderson, Mississippi (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°31′33″N 91°12′06″W / 33.52583°N 91.20167°W / 33.52583; -91.20167
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyWashington
Elevation
102 ft (31 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID687289[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 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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Anderson (historical)
  2. ^ County Historical Society (1954). McCain, William D.; Capers, Charlotte (eds.). Some Washington County Genealogy (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History and Mississippi Historical Society. p. 340. ((cite book)): |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Tyson, Margaret. "John Lewis Martin History". MSGenWeb. Retrieved February 8, 2017.


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