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"Ghost Town Of Rodney, Mississippi...A popular settlement as early as 1765, then known as Petit Gulf. Named Rodney in 1828. In the 1840's it was one of the leading river ports and commercial centers between St. Louis and New Orleans. Visited by notables such as Jefferson Davis, Andrew Jackson and Zachary Taylor. Nearby, Aaron Burr surrendered in 1806. Started to decline when the Mississippi River changed its course in the 1870's." Exterior scene. Side 2.
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"Ghost Town Of Rodney, Mississippi...A popular settlement as early as 1765, then known as Petit Gulf. Named Rodney in 1828. In the 1840's it was one of the leading river ports and commercial centers between St. Louis and New Orleans. Visited by notables such as Jefferson Davis, Andrew Jackson and Zachary Taylor. Nearby, Aaron Burr surrendered in 1806. Started to decline when the Mississippi River changed its course in the 1870's." Exterior scene. Side 2.
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- Description: "Ghost Town Of Rodney, Mississippi...A popular settlement as early as 1765, then known as Petit Gulf. Named Rodney in 1828. In the 1840's it was one of the leading river ports and commercial centers between St. Louis and New Orleans. Visited by notables such as Jefferson Davis, Andrew Jackson and Zachary Taylor. Nearby, Aaron Burr surrendered in 1806. Started to decline when the Mississippi River changed its course in the 1870's." Exterior scene. Side 2.
- Creator(s): Lowman, Hubert A.
- Date: 1958
- City/State: Rodney, Mississippi
- County: Jefferson County
- Call Number: PI/2008.0001
- Filename: 123345-photo-2.tif