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Anderson Landing, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 34°08′23″N90°52′00″W / 34.13972°N 90.86667°W Coordinates: 34°08′23″N90°52′00″W / 34.13972°N 90.86667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Coahoma |
Elevation | 151 ft (46 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 691666 [1] |
Anderson Landing is an unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. [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]
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]
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