Baleshed, Mississippi
Baleshed (also Baleshed Landing and Stack Landing) is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. Baleshed was located on the Mississippi River.
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.
Baleshed had a post office, and a population of 24 in 1900. The post office operated under the name Baleshed from 1888 to 1917.
In 2000, an extant stone vault used to store money remained there.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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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