Baleshed, Mississippi

Baleshed (also Baleshed Landing and Stack Landing) is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Baleshed was located on the Mississippi River.

Baleshed, Mississippi
Baleshed
Baleshed
Coordinates: 32°50′34″N 91°06′19″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyIssaquena
Elevation
105 ft (32 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID711144[1]

Baleshed was established on land which had been granted to Stephen Duncan in 1833. The town was named for a shed located there where bales of cotton were stored prior to shipping.[2]

Baleshed had a post office, and a population of 24 in 1900.[3]

In 2000, an extant stone vault used to store money was still located there.[4]

References

  1. "Baleshed Landing, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Woods, Woody (2010). Delta Plantations: the Beginning. Troy (Woody) Woods. p. 184. ISBN 9780615383958.
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 189.
  4. Hall, Russell S.; Nowell, Princella W.; Childress, Stacy (2000). Washington County, Mississippi. Arcadia Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 9780738506555.


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