Goshen Springs, Mississippi
Goshen Springs, Mississippi | |
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  Goshen Springs, Mississippi Location within the state of Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 32°29′13″N 89°55′15″W / 32.48694°N 89.92083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Rankin |
| Elevation | 420 ft (130 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39047 |
| Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
| GNIS feature ID | 691897[1] |
Goshen Springs (also New Goshen Springs) is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.[1]
History[edit]
The settlement was founded around 1833.[2]
Goshen Springs had a post office.[3] The historic building has since been moved to a museum in Brandon.[4]
Near Goshen Springs is the Armstrong Site, a prehistoric archeological settlement listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
Goshen Springs lies along a now-abandoned portion of the Illinois Central Railroad. The Rebel passenger train once passed through Goshen Springs each day.[6][7]
In 1965, during the Civil Rights Movement, 31-year-old John Lee of Goshen Springs was found beaten to death on a county road. He had attended some civil rights meetings. His murder remains unsolved.[8]
Notable people[edit]
- Eugene Hoy Barksdale was a World War I pilot, and then test pilot for the US Air Force in the 1920s. He was killed on duty while bailing out of a test plane. Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana is named in his honor.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Goshen Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Goshen Springs". Rankin County Historical Society. October 26, 2011.
- ^ "Goshen Springs Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Wilkerson, Lyn (2010). Slow Travels-Mississippi. Lyn Wilkerson. ISBN 9781452332291.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ "Stations and Structured on Current and Former Railroad Lines in Mississippi". ICRR.net. January 14, 2013.
- ^ "The Rebel". American Rails. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ "Partial List of Racial Murders in the South in the Last 2 Years" (PDF). CORE Southern Regional Office. April 1965.
- ^ "Barksdale Information". Barksdale Air Force Base. October 31, 2014. Archived from the original on March 14, 2008.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |