Refuge, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 33°18′13″N 91°08′11″W / 33.30361°N 91.13639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Washington |
Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 676590 [1] |
Refuge is an unincorporated community located in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. [1]
Refuge Landing was located west of the settlement, directly on the Mississippi River. [2] [3]
Francis Griffin purchased land in 1831 on a high ridge bordering the Mississippi River where he established "Refuge Plantation". [4] By 1850, Griffin had 150 slaves working on his plantation. [5] The Refuge Plantation House, shaded by oak trees and protected from the river by a levee system, was erected with a view of the river, and remains today one of the best examples of a mid-nineteenth-century plantation house in Washington County. [4]
Refuge had a post office. The population in 1900 was 30. [2]
Old Refuge Cemetery, now extinct, was located north of the settlement. [6]
Harlow's Casino Resort opened in 2007 in Refuge. [7]
In 2010, the Greenville Bridge was opened connecting Refuge with Shives, Arkansas. [7]
Refuge, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 33°18′13″N 91°08′11″W / 33.30361°N 91.13639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Washington |
Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 676590 [1] |
Refuge is an unincorporated community located in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. [1]
Refuge Landing was located west of the settlement, directly on the Mississippi River. [2] [3]
Francis Griffin purchased land in 1831 on a high ridge bordering the Mississippi River where he established "Refuge Plantation". [4] By 1850, Griffin had 150 slaves working on his plantation. [5] The Refuge Plantation House, shaded by oak trees and protected from the river by a levee system, was erected with a view of the river, and remains today one of the best examples of a mid-nineteenth-century plantation house in Washington County. [4]
Refuge had a post office. The population in 1900 was 30. [2]
Old Refuge Cemetery, now extinct, was located north of the settlement. [6]
Harlow's Casino Resort opened in 2007 in Refuge. [7]
In 2010, the Greenville Bridge was opened connecting Refuge with Shives, Arkansas. [7]