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Cotton Gin Port is a ghost town in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. Cotton Gin Port was located at 33°58′15″N 88°32′35″W / 33.97083°N 88.54306°W
Cotton_Gin_Port,_Mississippi
19th-century Chickasaw leader
bluff west of the Chickasaw trading post known as Cotton Gin Port, established near the old cotton gin. The post was marked by a large spreading oak known
Levi_Colbert
City in Mississippi, United States
by the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad. As a result, Cotton Gin Port, along the Tombigbee River to the west, was abandoned as businesses
Amory,_Mississippi
Historic house in Mississippi, United States
She was married to James Gunn. Robert Gordon had immigrated to Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi, from Scotland. The Gordons of Lochinvar were an old Scottish
Lochinvar (Pontotoc, Mississippi)
Lochinvar_(Pontotoc,_Mississippi)
Gaines Trace in the Mississippi Territory from near Muscle Shoals, Alabama, on the Tennessee River to Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi, on the upper Tombigbee
Historic trails and roads in the United States
Historic_trails_and_roads_in_the_United_States
Extinct settlement, Jefferson County
capital of Mississippi. Rush Nutt, a resident of Rodney, developed a hybrid strain of cotton called Petit Gulf cotton and innovations to the cotton gin. In 1828
Rodney,_Mississippi
Northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi
America. The invention of the cotton gin in the late 18th century made profitable the cultivation of short-staple cotton. This type could not be grown
Mississippi_Delta
dual-roller gins appeared in India and China. The Indian version of the dual-roller gin was prevalent throughout the Mediterranean cotton trade by the
History_of_cotton
Camargo Colony Town Commerce Concordia Cotton Gin Port Delta Dogtown Duncansby Eutaw Fort Adams Gainesville Gin Grand Gulf Gum Ridge Holcut Holmesville
List of ghost towns in Mississippi
List_of_ghost_towns_in_Mississippi
Plant fiber from the genus Gossypium
cotton, but much work remains. As of 2014, at least one assembled cotton genome had been reported. Cotton Belt Cotton candy Cotton carding Cotton gin
Cotton
Former road in the Mississippi Territory
in the Mississippi Territory. It was constructed in 1811 and 1812 from the Tennessee River (opposite the Elk River's mouth) to Cotton Gin Port on the
Gaines_Trace
County in Mississippi, United States
ghost town. Businesses in the county seat of Port Gibson, which served the area, included a cotton gin and a cottonseed oil mill (which continued into
Claiborne_County,_Mississippi
City in Mississippi, United States
was a prominent city in the antebellum years, a center of cotton planters and Mississippi River trade. Natchez is approximately 90 miles (140 km) southwest
Natchez,_Mississippi
Ghost town in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States. Bolivar appeared on a map of Mississippi from 1831, and was located on a road midway between Hamilton and Cotton Gin Port
Bolivar, Monroe County, Mississippi
Bolivar,_Monroe_County,_Mississippi
Ghost town in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States
Huntston, in honor of Abijah Hunt, who operated a store and the first cotton gin in Jefferson County in the area. The landmarks of the town in early days
Old_Greenville,_Mississippi
Plantation with owner's residence in Mississippi, US
Woodlawn was a deep-south, cotton plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi circa 1813. The Woodlawn Plantation land with its original owner's residence
Woodlawn Plantation (Jefferson County, Mississippi)
Woodlawn_Plantation_(Jefferson_County,_Mississippi)
Extinct settlement in Claiborne County
as the Bayou Pierre settlement. The town's port, Bruinsburg Landing, was located directly on the Mississippi River, just south of the mouth of the Bayou
Bruinsburg,_Mississippi
American general (1777–1849)
River and the town of Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi. Afterwards, he took a leave of absence from the army to practice law in Mississippi Territory. While practicing
Edmund_P._Gaines
green seeded cotton was not a commercially important crop until the invention of an improved cotton gin in 1793. With an inexpensive cotton gin a man could
List of plantations in Louisiana
List_of_plantations_in_Louisiana
them to serve as laborers to develop cotton plantations along major riverfronts. On December 10, 1817, Mississippi became a state of the United States
History_of_Mississippi
American politician
planter, writer, former Confederate officer and politician from Okolona, Mississippi. He was a United States senator for eight weeks, from December 27, 1909
James Gordon (Mississippi politician)
James_Gordon_(Mississippi_politician)
American plantation owner (1800–1855)
settled near Port Gibson, Mississippi. Predominantly a cotton planter, Elliot also raised livestock. Elliot was also president of the cotton insurance business
William_St._John_Elliot
Mississippi plantation owner (1779–1861)
" Hunt made a fortune in cotton production and sales. He was one of twelve millionaires residing near Natchez, Mississippi, at a time when there only
David_Hunt_(planter)
textile manufacturing to the United States, Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin, Éleuthère Irénée du Pont's improvements in chemistry and gunpowder making
Industrial Revolution in the United States
Industrial_Revolution_in_the_United_States
Former prevalent economic practice in the US
invention of the cotton gin enabled the expansion of cultivation in the uplands of short-staple cotton, leading to clearing lands cultivating cotton through large
Slave breeding in the United States
Slave_breeding_in_the_United_States
American planter and slave trader (1762–1811)
merchant in Mississippi. Hunt and Smith charged a ten percent commission to planters for processing their cotton at his public cotton gins. Additionally
Abijah_Hunt
Region colonized by the British in modern Mississippi, USA
Gibson, Mississippi). It became a center of wealth in the antebellum years, serving as a major center of the domestic slave trade and cotton commerce
Natchez_District
African Americans living in the Southern United States
major shipping ports, deriving substantial economic benefit from cotton raised throughout the South. The invention of the cotton gin caused massive growth
Black_Southerners
Ghost town in Mississippi, United States
destined to be a rival port to Memphis, Tennessee, and was a cotton port for local farmers. The town was a large shipping port in the 1830s, and was largely
Wyatt,_Mississippi
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and was once home to a drug store, grist mill, cotton gin, saloon, hotel, and multiple general
Pattison,_Mississippi
Economic history near Arkansas River
as being two parcels of land that included the museum building and the cotton gin across the street from the museum, about five acres total. The memo notes
Plantation_Agriculture_Museum
Ghost town in Mississippi, United States
town in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States. Commerce Landing was the town's port. Commerce is located on the Mississippi River, 4 mi (6.4 km) west
Commerce,_Mississippi
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
a few grocers and cotton gins in the area, and it eventually received a telephone connection. It functioned as a small cultural port in the 20th century
Tennessee_Colony,_Texas
American baseball league(s)
Mississippi: Brookhaven Truckers (1924–1925) Clarksdale, Mississippi: Clarksdale Swamp Angels (1913): Clarksdale Cubs (1922–1923); Clarksdale Ginners
Cotton_States_League
trade was strongly influenced by the invention of the cotton gin, which made short-staple cotton profitable for cultivation across large swathes of the
Slave trade in the United States
Slave_trade_in_the_United_States
Town in Mississippi, United States
students. Agriculture consisted of watermelons, cotton and timber. The settlement had a sawmill, three cotton gins, and a brick plant. The population in 1907
Utica,_Mississippi
the cotton boom possible. Historians attribute most of the expansion of cotton in the Deep South to Eli Whitney's development of the cotton gin; it lowered
History of Natchez, Mississippi
History_of_Natchez,_Mississippi
Historic region of the United States
over industrial development, and after the invention of the cotton gin, exporting cotton grown on plantations worked by enslaved people became particularly
Old_Southwest
Cotton trading firm in Houston
company had grown to be the largest provider of cotton in the world, and had cotton oil mills and cotton gins in several countries. The company went public
Anderson,_Clayton_and_Company
American landowner and politician (1770–1812)
wife, writes that he 'introduced Eli Whitney's celebrated cotton-gin into the state of Mississippi. He had previously gone abroad, and was the first private
William_Gordon_Forman
Theater. Confederate president Jefferson Davis was a Mississippi politician and operated a large cotton plantation there. Prominent Mississippian generals
Mississippi in the American Civil War
Mississippi_in_the_American_Civil_War
American slave trader (~1806–1861)
ready for cultivation, with steam saw mill and grist mill, large steam cotton gin, barns and stables...all of the best description". In 1860, T. B. Poindexter
Thomas_B._Poindexter
County in Mississippi, United States
Fork Splunge Strong Tranquil Westville Wise Gap Wren Bolivar Camargo Cotton Gin Port Ever since 1980, when Democrat Jimmy Carter carried the county by 18
Monroe_County,_Mississippi
1862 battle of the American Civil War
greatly expanded international trade, and the development of the cotton gin, cotton became a valuable export product. It became a major part of the volume
Capture_of_New_Orleans
1828 U.S. campaign issue
indigo, and tobacco were the only agricultural products then introduced. Cotton gins were unknown, mills were unknown, and corn had to be converted into meal
Andrew Jackson and the slave trade
Andrew_Jackson_and_the_slave_trade
Ghost town in Mississippi, United States
Masonic Grand Lodge, a cotton gin and a grist mill. Binnsville Cemetery was located south of the settlement. In 1886, the Mississippi Legislature passed a
Binnsville,_Mississippi
Mississippi territorial legislator (1787–1849)
The cotton business was the basis of his wealth, and according to J. F. H. Claiborne, "He controlled for a long time the commerce of Mississippi, and
James_C._Wilkins
County in Alabama, United States
eager to develop short-staple cotton in the uplands area. Invention of the cotton gin made processing of this type of cotton profitable, stimulating wholesale
Mobile_County,_Alabama
Alabama planter, senator and representative
Cotton Gin Port, a trading post with the Chickasaw located on the east bank of the Tombigbee River. (Then part of Marion County, Alabama, Cotton Gin Port
John_Dabney_Terrell_Sr.
A cotton plantation normally had a cotton gin house, where the cotton gin was used to remove the seeds from raw cotton. After ginning, the cotton had
Plantation complexes in the Southern United States
Plantation_complexes_in_the_Southern_United_States
1816 treaty
Creek and one of its branches thence to Gains’s road, with it to the Cotton Gin port, thence down the West bank of the Tombigby river to the Choctaw boundary
Treaty of the Chickasaw Council House (Chickasaw)
Treaty_of_the_Chickasaw_Council_House_(Chickasaw)
Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
ghost town located in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. Shiloh Landing was its port on the Mississippi River. Shiloh began as a plantation owned
Shiloh,_Mississippi
Country primarily in North America
strengthened in Southern states, with widespread use of inventions such as the cotton gin (1793) having made slavery immensely profitable for Southern elites. The
United_States
City in Oklahoma, United States
in 1900 to 410 by 1910. The local economy included a grain elevator, a cotton gin and mill, a marble works and some coal mines. By 1930, the population
Catoosa,_Oklahoma
Battle of the American Civil War
thing they had accomplished during the affair was the destruction of a cotton gin, which was burned during the retreat from Lake Providence. The attack
Battle_of_Lake_Providence
American attorney (1807–1867)
attorney in early 19th-century Mississippi and one of the Natchez nabobs who stood at the apex of antebellum Mississippi society. He also served briefly
Samuel_S._Boyd
some time in their lives. The cotton industry's rapid expansion in the Deep South after the invention of the cotton gin greatly increased demand for slave
Slavery_in_the_United_States
Overview of the American Civil War
Civil War Confederate States of America dollar Cotton History of cotton King Cotton Cotton diplomacy Cotton gin Economy of the Confederate States of America
Outline of the American Civil War
Outline_of_the_American_Civil_War
City in Texas, United States
developed, cotton became its boon and by 1900, Dallas was the largest inland cotton market in the world, becoming a leader in cotton gin machinery manufacturing
Dallas
Major river in the Eastern United States
where the expansion of cotton plantations was doing very well. Invention of the cotton gin made cultivation of short-staple cotton profitable throughout
Ohio_River
listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts
National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Mississippi
National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Monroe_County,_Mississippi
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Museums in Mississippi. This list of museums in Mississippi encompasses museums which are defined for this context
List of museums in Mississippi
List_of_museums_in_Mississippi
increased rapidly. The new cotton gin, invented at the end of the 18th century, enabled the profitable processing of short-staple cotton, which could now be
History of Georgia (U.S. state)
History_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Mexico, toward Galveston with 87 bales of gunny cloth for Southern cotton gins and one case of crinolines, probably intended for a less utilitarian
USS_Albatross_(1858)
clothing. Allenburg Cotton, part of Louis Dreyfus, trades and brokers cotton, along with shipping, ginning, and warehousing. Cargill Cotton Archived 2009-09-17
Economy_of_Memphis,_Tennessee
1760–1840 agrarian to industrial era shift
removing seed, a problem solved by the cotton gin. A strain of cotton seed brought from Mexico to Natchez, Mississippi, in 1806 became the parent genetic
Industrial_Revolution
the National Register of Historic Places listings in Claiborne County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts
National Register of Historic Places listings in Claiborne County, Mississippi
National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Claiborne_County,_Mississippi
1863 battle of the American Civil War
by Samuel H. Lockett. The fortifications were made of cotton bales and dirt. To the south lay Gin Lake: the Confederate right flank was at the lake with
Battle of Big Black River Bridge
Battle_of_Big_Black_River_Bridge
credited to Eli Whitney's cotton gin but Gavin Wright states that "appreciating the protracted character of the transition to cotton as the dominant southern
Economy_of_South_Carolina
Three sites owned 1816–1828
be courteous to every man without respect to grade or condition. The Cotton Gin Treaty of 1805–06 with the Cherokee, signed at Washington, D.C., had set
Andrew Jackson's plantations in northern Alabama
Andrew_Jackson's_plantations_in_northern_Alabama
and the development of the cotton gin in 1793, the South was able to maintain an economy based on the production of cotton. By the late 1850s, the South
Agriculture in the United States
Agriculture_in_the_United_States
Wagons Full of Cotton is a 1946 one-act play that Williams referred to as "a Mississippi Delta comedy." Jake, a middle-aged, shady cotton gin owner with antiquated
List of one-act plays by Tennessee Williams
List_of_one-act_plays_by_Tennessee_Williams
Infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army
Cockrell's brigade. Cockrell's brigade reached the main Union line near a cotton gin, where the brigade ran into very heavy fire. Cockrell was wounded during
1st and 4th Missouri Consolidated Infantry Regiment
1st_and_4th_Missouri_Consolidated_Infantry_Regiment
automation, for control. Cotton was at first a small-scale crop in the South. Cotton farming boomed following the improvement of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney.
Economic history of the United States
Economic_history_of_the_United_States
Museum in Beaumont, Texas, United States
building, the substation provided power ranging from street lights to cotton gins to rice irrigation to refineries in spite of The Great Depression. "
Edison_Museum
American slave trader (1789–1846)
constructed alongside barns, stables, a springhouse, carriage house, gristmill, cotton gin, privy, icehouse, outbuilding kitchen, and shops for a resident blacksmith
Isaac_Franklin
American slave owner (1805–1869)
Girard. He did business at the port of La Havre, France at one time. In May 1834, in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, he married Mary Taylor. He signed
Meredith_Calhoun
French pirate and privateer
the time. It was being developed for cotton culture, as invention of the cotton gin had made short-staple cotton profitable. In 1818, the Campeche colony
Jean_Lafitte
large cotton plantations had taken place across the upland Black Belt after the invention of the cotton gin made short-staple cotton profitable. Cotton had
History_of_Alabama
One of the four census regions of the US
less than 1% free. Cotton became dominant in the lower South after 1800. After the invention of the cotton gin, short staple cotton could be grown more
Southern_United_States
Attempt to redistribute land during the US Civil War
the Army's policy of shipping cotton North to be ginned. Pierce reported that the black workers were experts in cotton farming but required white managers
Forty_acres_and_a_mule
Historic house in Louisiana, United States
because of the surviving farming technology, such as the cotton picker tractors and two cotton gins (both steam- and animal-powered). It has 21 buildings
Magnolia Plantation (Derry, Louisiana)
Magnolia_Plantation_(Derry,_Louisiana)
invention of the cotton gin enabled profitable processing of short-staple cotton, which grew better in the Piedmont than did long-staple cotton. The hilly upland
History_of_South_Carolina
River in Alabama and Georgia, US
American settlers. The invention of the cotton gin at the turn of the 19th century had made short-staple cotton profitable to process. It could be easily
Coosa_River
Forced relocation and ethnic cleansing of the southeastern Native American tribes
the South, with the rapid development of cotton cultivation in the uplands after the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney. Many people of the southeastern
Trail_of_Tears
distilled beverages, such as whisky (uisge beatha) in Scotland and Ireland, gin in the Netherlands, brandy (eau de vie) in France, and akvavit in Scandinavia
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
County in Alabama, United States
The county's first seat was settled in 1818 at Cotton Gin Port, near present-day Amory, Mississippi. It was moved in 1819 to the home of Henry Greer
Marion_County,_Alabama
demand in Europe, especially cotton, tobacco, and sugar. The cotton gin made it possible to increase cotton production. Cotton became the main export crop
History of agriculture in the United States
History_of_agriculture_in_the_United_States
City in the United States
Virginia, Georgia, and the Carolinas to develop new cotton plantations. The invention of the cotton gin in the late eighteenth century meant that uplands
Huntsville,_Alabama
City in and county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama
professional football player Tom York, television and radio personality Cotton Gin Treaty Jackson and McMinn Treaty Treaty of the Chickasaw Council House
Florence,_Alabama
cotton gin first appeared in the Indian subcontinent some time during the late Delhi Sultanate or the early Mughal Empire. The production of cotton,
Economic_history_of_India
City in South Carolina, United States
Charleston became even more prosperous as Eli Whitney's 1793 invention of the cotton gin sped the processing of the crop over 50 times. Britain's Industrial Revolution—initially
Charleston,_South_Carolina
holdings. The cotton gin greatly increased the efficiency with which cotton could be harvested, contributing to the consolidation of "King Cotton" as the backbone
Origins of the American Civil War
Origins_of_the_American_Civil_War
open to the public. March 14 – Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin. March 27 – The United States Government authorizes the building of the
1794_in_the_United_States
City, United States
the cotton gin, which reduced the labor of processing. From the scattered fields and large plantations worked by slave labor in the interior, cotton was
Wetumpka,_Alabama
1802 reinstatement of slavery by France
excellent cotton and grain lands, experienced strong demographic growth in the 1790s. In 1794–1795, the rapid success of the cotton gin, invented by
Reinstatement of slavery by Napoleon
Reinstatement_of_slavery_by_Napoleon
additional power in Congress. As industrial technologies including the cotton gin made slavery even more profitable, Southern states refused to ban slavery
History of the Southern United States
History_of_the_Southern_United_States
alarmed Southern whites. The invention of the cotton gin in the 1790s allowed the cultivation of short staple cotton, which could be grown in much of the Deep
African-American_history
Occurrence of extrajudicial killings
the Tallahatchie River, his body weighed down with a 70-pound (32 kg) cotton gin fan tied around his neck with barbed wire. His mother insisted on a public
Lynching_in_the_United_States
Alleged anti-Spanish historiography
both on the border with New Spain, and in Florida, the Mississippi or in New Orleans, a port that the Americans wanted to export their products from
Black_Legend
travel, tourism, insurance
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