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]
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]
Referencesedit
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dahomy
^ ab"Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge Habitat Management Plan". U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region. 2013.
^ abRowland, 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)
^. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. January 9, 2014. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
dahomy, mississippi, dahomy, unincorporated, community, bolivar, county, mississippi, united, states, unincorporated, communityshow, mississippishow, united, statescoordinates, 67444, 98500, 67444, 98500countryunited, statesstatemississippicountybolivarelevati. Dahomy is an unincorporated community in Bolivar County Mississippi United States 1 Dahomy MississippiUnincorporated communityDahomy MississippiShow map of MississippiDahomy MississippiShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 33 40 28 N 90 59 06 W 33 67444 N 90 98500 W 33 67444 90 98500CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyBolivarElevation141 ft 43 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT GNIS feature ID711172 1 History editThe 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 edit 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 amp 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 nbsp This Bolivar County Mississippi state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dahomy Mississippi amp oldid 1166848696, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
