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Andrew Jackson Donelson, a planter, purchased {{convert|1579|acre|ha|abbr=on}} of land at Australia in 1857.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Cheathem | first1 = Mark R. | year = 2012 | editor1-last = Ballard | editor1-first = Michael B. | editor2-last = Cheathem | editor2-first = Mark R. | title = Slavery, Plantation Life, and Debt in Tennessee and Mississippi: The Example of Andrew Jackson Donelson | work = Of Times and Race: Essays Inspired by John F. Marszalek | url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=6s5RzM3KTq8C&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false | publisher = University Press of Mississippi | page = 17}}</ref> |
Andrew Jackson Donelson, a planter, purchased {{convert|1579|acre|ha|abbr=on}} of land at Australia in 1857.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Cheathem | first1 = Mark R. | year = 2012 | editor1-last = Ballard | editor1-first = Michael B. | editor2-last = Cheathem | editor2-first = Mark R. | title = Slavery, Plantation Life, and Debt in Tennessee and Mississippi: The Example of Andrew Jackson Donelson | work = Of Times and Race: Essays Inspired by John F. Marszalek | url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=6s5RzM3KTq8C&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false | publisher = University Press of Mississippi | page = 17}}</ref> |
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Australia had a post office from 1858 to 1908.<ref>{{cite web |
Australia had a post office from 1858 to 1908.<ref>{{cite web |
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The population was 38 in 1900.<ref name="Rowland"/> |
The population was 38 in 1900.<ref name="Rowland"/> |
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Revision as of 19:50, 21 October 2016
Australia | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Bolivar |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 691679[1] |
Australia (also Australia Landing) is a ghost town located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Australia was located on the Mississippi River.[2]
Andrew Jackson Donelson, a planter, purchased 1,579 acres (639 ha) of land at Australia in 1857.[3]
Australia had a post office from 1858 to 1908.[4]
The population was 38 in 1900.[2]
The "Cessions Towhead Chute", a cutoff constructed on the Mississippi River, left Australia situated on a narrow channel no longer used for navigation.
Nothing remains of the settlement.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Australia Landing
- ^ a b Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 176.
- ^ Cheathem, Mark R. (2012). Ballard, Michael B.; Cheathem, Mark R. (eds.). Slavery, Plantation Life, and Debt in Tennessee and Mississippi: The Example of Andrew Jackson Donelson. University Press of Mississippi. p. 17.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Post Offices". Postalhistory.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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