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Bruinsburg, Mississippi
Ghost town in Claiborne County / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bruinsburg is an extinct settlement in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Founded when the Natchez District was part of West Florida, the settlement was one of the end points of the Natchez Trace land route from Nashville to the lower Mississippi River valley.
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Bruinsburg, Mississippi | |
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![]() 1840 map of Mississippi River showing Grand Gulf, Bruinsburg, and Rodney | |
Coordinates: 31°56′33″N 91°09′26″W | |
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County | Claiborne |
Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 691732[1] |
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It was located on the south bank of Bayou Pierre, 3.0 mi (4.8 km) east of the Mississippi River. The town's port, Bruinsburg Landing, was located directly on the Mississippi River, just south of the mouth of the Bayou Pierre.
Once an important commercial and military location, nothing remains today of the town or its port.[2]