Dahomy, Mississippi | |
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  Dahomy, Mississippi  Dahomy, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 33°40′28″N 90°59′06″W / 33.67444°N 90.98500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Bolivar |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 711172 [1] |
Dahomy is an unincorporated community in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. [1]
History
The Dahomey Plantation was founded in 1833 by F.G. Ellis, who named it after Dahomey, the homeland of his slaves. [2] The plantation became the largest cotton plantation in the world. [3]
The settlement of Dahomy was likely established when the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway was completed through the plantation in the 1880s. [4]
A post office was established prior to 1907 and closed in 1937. [3] [5]
In 1991, 9,691 acres (3,922 ha) of the original Dahomey Plantation was used to established the Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge, located 2.5 mi (4.0 km) east of the settlement of Dahomy. [2] [6]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dahomy
- ^ a b "Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge Habitat Management Plan". U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region. 2013.
- ^ 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. 603.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Railway". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dahomy Post Office (historical)
- ^ "About the Refuge". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. January 9, 2014. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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