Loch Leven, Mississippi facts for kids
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Loch Leven, Mississippi
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 Loch Leven, Mississippi
Location in Mississippi
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| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Wilkinson |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 692009 |
Loch Leven is a ghost town in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States. A ghost town is a place that used to be a settlement but is now mostly empty or abandoned.
History of Loch Leven
Loch Leven started as a large cotton farm, known as a plantation. It was located right on the Mississippi River.
During the early part of the American Civil War, the plantation was left empty. Its owner, S. Chase, was recorded as "absent" but "loyal" to the Union Army.
By 1864, a new agreement was made to start growing cotton on the property again. In 1866, the Loch Leven Plantation was about 1,557 acres (630 ha) in size.
In the 1870s, J.K. Elgee and Josiah Chambers owned Loch Leven. They also owned the nearby plantation at Artonish.
Loch Leven had its own post office in both 1872 and 1891. This shows it was an active community for a time.
There was once a church called Union Church west of the settlement. A cemetery, Loch Leven Cemetery, was to the east. Both of these places no longer exist today.
Loch Leven Today
Today, a large area of private land called the Loch Leven Plantation surrounds where the old settlement used to be. This land is about 8,000-acre (3,200 ha) in size.
This plantation is used for keeping the land in good condition and preserving it. On the eastern side of the old settlement, the Loch Leven Plantation still grows crops like cotton, wheat, and corn.
Another part of the plantation is rented out to people who want to hunt there.
