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Shiloh, Mississippi
Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shiloh is a ghost town located in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. Shiloh Landing was its port on the Mississippi River.[1]
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Shiloh, Mississippi | |
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![]() Part of Issaquena County along the Mississippi River mapped sometime between 1866 to 1874; Col. Christmas' Shiloh Egypt plantation had cabins that had formerly been used as slave quarters, a main residence, and a cotton gin | |
Coordinates: 32°40′18″N 91°05′26″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Issaquena |
Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 711155[1] |
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Shiloh began as a plantation owned by Richard Christmas, who in 1860 held 160 enslaved laborers there.[2][3] A post office operated under the name Shiloh Landing from 1892 to 1901 and under the name Shiloh from 1901 to 1932.[4]
In 1900, Shiloh had a post office and a population of 78.[5]
Nothing remains of Shiloh, which today is uninhabited and covered by forest to river's edge.