Country United States County Washington ZIP code 38701 Elevation 37 m | State Mississippi Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) Area code(s) 662 Local time Sunday 6:16 AM | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind NE at 8 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
Swiftwater is an unincorporated community located in Washington County, Mississippi.
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Map of Swiftwater, MS 38701, USA
History
Swiftwater began as Swiftwater Cotton Plantation, founded by Alexander Barckly Montgomery, who built a mansion there in either 1850 or 1845. Montgomery sold the plantation to Col. Ed Richardson, the world's largest cotton plantation owner in the 1870s and 1880s, and owner of plantations across the south.
Swiftwater was a stop on the now-abandoned Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, completed in the 1880s.
Located on the rail platform was the Swiftwater Store, owned by the E.E. Richardson Company. The store was still in operation in 1910.
Swiftwater was never incorporated, but had a post office from 1886 to 1932.
Notable people
Pete Shields, a professional baseball player with the Cleveland Indians, was born in Swiftwater.