Port Anderson, Mississippi
Ghost town in Mississippi, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ghost town in Mississippi, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Port Anderson is a ghost town in Washington County, Mississippi, United States.
Port Anderson, Mississippi | |
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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] |
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.
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