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Anderson Landing, Mississippi

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Anderson Landing, Mississippi
Anderson Landing is located in Mississippi
Anderson Landing
Anderson Landing
Anderson Landing is located in the United States
Anderson Landing
Anderson Landing
Coordinates: 34°08′23″N 90°52′00″W / 34.13972°N 90.86667°W / 34.13972; -90.86667Coordinates: 34°08′23″N 90°52′00″W / 34.13972°N 90.86667°W / 34.13972; -90.86667
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CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCoahoma
Elevation
151 ft (46 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID691666[1]

Anderson Landing is an unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

The settlement is located on Desoto Lake.[2] Prior to 1942, Desoto Lake was part of the contiguous Mississippi River, and Anderson Landing was a riverport on the south shore of "Sunflower Bend".[3]

History[edit]

During the 1890s, Anderson Landing was the part of the Wilkerson's Plantation, and the landing was used to ship cotton.[4]

In 1942, the United States Army Corps of Engineers removed Sunflower Bend from the course of the Mississippi River. The resulting oxbow lake was named "Desoto Lake".[3]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anderson Landing
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Desoto Lake
  3. 3.0 3.1 Bragg, Marion (1977). Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River (PDF). Mississippi River Commission. pp. 106, 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-11-01. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help) Search this book on
  4. "Cotton". The Commercial & Financial Chronicle. 53. New York. August 29, 1891. p. 298.



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