Country United States County Rankin GNIS feature ID 691897 | State Mississippi Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) Elevation 128 m | |
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Goshen Springs (also New Goshen Springs) is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.
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History
The settlement was founded about 1833.
Goshen Springs had a post office. The historic building has since been moved to a museum in Brandon.
Located in the vicinity of Goshen Springs is the Armstrong Site, a pre-historic archeological settlement listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Goshen Springs is located along a now-abandoned portion of the Illinois Central Railroad. The Rebel passenger train once passed through Goshen Springs each day.
In 1965, during the Civil Rights Movement, 31-year-old John Lee of Goshen Springs was found beaten to death on a county road. Lee had attended some civil rights meetings. His murder remains unsolved.