Ryan's Well, Mississippi facts for kids
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Ryan's Well, Mississippi
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 Ryan's Well, Mississippi
Location in Mississippi
Ryan's Well, Mississippi
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Itawamba |
| Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 683705 |
Ryan's Well is a place in Itawamba County, Mississippi, that is now a ghost town. A ghost town is a place that used to be a busy community but is now mostly empty, with few or no people living there.
The Story of Ryan's Well
Ryan's Well was once a small but important stop in Mississippi. Back in the 1840s, a special road called a stagecoach route passed right through it. This route connected two other towns, Aberdeen and Fulton. Stagecoaches were like old-fashioned buses pulled by horses, carrying people and mail.
A Busy Post Office
For a while, Ryan's Well even had its own post office! It was open from 1852 to 1872. This means people could send and receive letters and packages right there. Having a post office was a big deal for a small community, showing it was an active place. However, after 1872, the post office closed, and over time, people moved away, turning Ryan's Well into the ghost town it is today.
