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Beans Ferry, Mississippi

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Itawamba

GNIS feature ID
  
666629

Local time
  
Tuesday 7:35 PM

State
  
Mississippi

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
83 m

Beans Ferry, Mississippi

Weather
  
21°C, Wind SE at 16 km/h, 80% Humidity

Beans Ferry (also Boatrights Ferry) is an unincorporated community in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States. It is located on Mississippi Highway 25, 4.5 mi (7.2 km) south of Fulton. The Mississippian Railway passes through Beans Ferry.

Map of Beans Ferry, Mississippi 38843, USA

The hamlet is located at a site on the east bank of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway (formerly the Tombigbee River), where in the 1800s, Robert Beene operated a ferry. His father, John Beene, born in 1788, helped survey the area before Itawamba County was formed, and was a member of the county's first Board of Police (elected council).

The ferry was replaced by a bridge in 1923, which was replaced by a new bridge in 1948. That bridge lasted until the construction of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway in the 1970s.

A large recreation area is located at Beans Ferry, with a boat launch, viewing area, dock, parking, and picnic area.

There is an active natural gas field at Beans Ferry.

References

Beans Ferry, Mississippi Wikipedia