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Norman's chart of the lower Mississippi River is a historically significant map produced in 1858 of landmarks, roads, ferry crossings, and plantations along the course of the Mississippi River from Natchez to New Orleans. [1] [2] Cotton and sugar plantations are color-coded with distinct colors. [1]
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Mississippi that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
Francis Griffin purchased land in 1831 on a high ridge bordering the Mississippi River where he established "Refuge Plantation". [2] By 1850, Griffin had 150 slaves working on his plantation. [ 3 ] The "Refuge Plantation House", shaded by oak trees and protected from the river by a levee system, was erected with a view of the river.
Homochitto was an 800-acre (320 ha) plantation located directly on the Mississippi River [2] in Issaquena County (initially the lower portion of Washington County), Mississippi, United States. [1] According to one source, Homochitto is a Choctaw name likely meaning "big red", [ 3 ] and was earlier applied to the Homochitto River in Mississippi.
An early Federal style plantation that was plantation was established by Robert Semple in 1808. Ford House: Sandy Hook: 1809 House It is one of the oldest homes in the Pearl River Valley and was built by Reverend John Ford. It was the site of two early Mississippi Methodist Conferences (1814 and 1818).
In 1871 Robert was bankrupt, and he sold Ursino Plantation for $100,000 to Ben Montgomery - a former slave from Hurricane Plantation. [10] [6] Robert and his wife Virginia moved to Woodburn in the Church Hill area until their deaths in 1882. [4] Woodburn was the plantation of Robert's brother Walter Wood. [11]
It was located on the south bank of Bayou Pierre, 3.0 mi (4.8 km) east of the Mississippi River, and thus was known in colonial and territorial days as the Bayou Pierre settlement. The town's port, Bruinsburg Landing, was located directly on the Mississippi River, just south of the mouth of the Bayou Pierre.
Beulah is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 242. [3] Beulah is served by Mississippi Highway 1. Lake Beulah, an oxbow lake formerly connected to the Mississippi River, is west of the town. The Illinois Central Railroad had a station in Beulah, but the line is now abandoned.