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 | |
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 Locations in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, and Issaquena County, Mississippi; Baleshed on bottom right | |
  Baleshed  Baleshed | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′34″N 91°06′19″W / 32.84278°N 91.10528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Issaquena |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 711144[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] The post office operated under the name Baleshed from 1888 to 1917.[4]
In 2000, an extant stone vault used to store money remained there.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Baleshed Landing, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Woods, Woody (2010). Delta Plantations: the Beginning. Troy (Woody) Woods. p. 184. ISBN 9780615383958.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 189.
- ^ "Issaquena County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ Hall, Russell S.; Nowell, Princella W.; Childress, Stacy (2000). Washington County, Mississippi. Arcadia Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 9780738506555.
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