Bruinsburg, Mississippi | |
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.jpg) 1840 map of Mississippi River showing Grand Gulf, Bruinsburg, and Rodney | |
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| Coordinates: 31°56′33″N 91°09′26″W / 31.94250°N 91.15722°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Mississippi |
| County | Claiborne |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 691732[1] |
Bruinsburg is an extinct settlement in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Founded when the Natchez District was part of West Florida, the settlement was one of the end points of the Natchez Trace land route from Nashville to the lower Mississippi River valley.
It was located on the south bank of Bayou Pierre, 3.0 mi (4.8 km) east of the Mississippi River. The town's port, Bruinsburg Landing, was located directly on the Mississippi River, just south of the mouth of the Bayou Pierre.
Once an important commercial and military location, nothing remains today of the town or its port.[2]
- ^ a b "Bruinsburg, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Weiser, Kathy (March 2012). "Bruinsburg to Port Gibson in the Vicksburg Campaign". Legends of America.