Anderson Landing, Mississippi

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

Anderson Landing, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Anderson Landing
Anderson Landing
Coordinates: 34°08′23″N 90°52′00″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCoahoma
Elevation
151 ft (46 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID691666[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

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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anderson Landing
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Desoto Lake
  3. 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.
  4. "Cotton". The Commercial & Financial Chronicle. 53. New York. August 29, 1891. p. 298.


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