Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River Table of Contents River Miles AHP Map No. Name or Place Page 953.8 1 Lower Mississippi Begins 1 953.0 1 Birds Point, Missouri 3 952.6 1 Quaker Oats Light 5 951.7 1 Wickliffe, Kentucky 6 950.0 2 Fort Jefferson, Kentucky 8 949.0 2 Norfolk Landing, Missouri 9 948.8 2 Island No.1 10 943.6 2 Puntney Light 11 940.5 2 Islands No.2, No.3, and No.4 12 937.2 3 Columbus, Kentucky 14 937.0 3 Iron Bank Light 16 936.8 3 Belmont, Missouri 17 934.0 3 Chalk Bluff, Kentucky 18 933.0 3 Island No.5 (Wolf Island) 18 925.0 4 Beckwith Bend 19 924.0 4 Dorena Crevasse 20 922.0 4 Bayou Du Chien 21 922.0 4 Hickman, Kentucky 21 921.0 4 Island No.6 23 914.0 4 Island No.8 23 906.5 5 Island No.9 24 904.5 5 Donaldson Point, Missouri 25 901.0 5 Island No.10 25 900.5 5 Cates Casting Field 28 898.2 5 Slough Landing Neck 29 888.0 5 New Madrid, Missouri 29 888.0 5 Watson Point, Kentucky 33 882.0 5 Island No.11 34 879.0 5 Point Pleasant, Missouri 35 874.0 6 Island No.12 35 873.9 6 Bixby Towhead 35 873.0 6 Riddles or Ruddles Point, Missouri 36 873.0 6 Tiptonville, Tennessee 36 873.0 6 Reelfoot Lake 37 870.5 6 Merriwether Bend 38 869.0 6 Alaska Light 38 746.0 13 Islands No.40 and No.41 73 743.4 13 Redrnan Point, Arkansas 74 740.0 14 Chicken Island 75 736.8 14 Hopefield Point, Arkansas 75 735.9 14 Wolf River 76 735.8 14 Chickasaw Bluff No.4 76 735.0 14 Memphis, Tennessee 80 732.7 14 Presidents Island No. 45 82 719.5 15 Josie Harry Bar Light 84 715.0 15 Cow Islands No. 47 and No. 48 84 710.2 15 Norfolk Landing, Mississippi 85 710.0 15 Cat Island No.50 85 702.0 16 Bucklsland No.53 86 695.0 16 Council Bend 86 695.0 16 Commerce Cutoff 87 688.8 17 Ashley Point, Arkansas 90 687.6 17 Moon Landing, Mississippi 90 680.4 17 WhitehallCrevasse 90 678.0 18 Hardin Cutoff 91 672.3 18 St. Francis River 94 669.9 18 Horner Field Light 95 669.0 18 Prairie Point, Arkansas 95 668.0 18 Island No.60 96 663.5 19 Helena, Arkansas 97 658.0 19 Yazoo Pass 98 657.7 19 General Pillow Light 99 657.0 19 Montezuma Cutoff 99 655.5 20 Delta1 Mississippi 100 652.0 20 Friars Point, Mississippi 100 649.0 20 Horseshoe Cutoff 101 647.5 20 Island No.61 102 645.0 20 Old Town Bend 102 639.5 20 Island No.62 102 638.5 20 lsland No.63 104 629.5 21 Island No.64 104 629.0 21 Jackson Cutoff 105 625.0 21 Sunflower Cutoff 106 625.0 21 Island No.66 108 621.0 21 Island No.68 108 615.2 22 Knowlton Crevasse 109 613.0 22 Island No.69 110 609.5 22 Laconia Crevasse 110 608.0 22 Concordia Bend 111 601.0 22 Scrubgrass Bend 111 599.0 23 WhiteRiver 111 598.1 23 Montgomery Point, Arkansas 112 595.0 23 Victoria Bend 114 585.0 23 Rosedale, Mississippi 114 584.5 24 NapoleonCutoff 115 584.0 24 Arkanas River 117 579.0 24 Island No.75 119 576.1 24 Caulk Neck Cutoff 120 570.0 24 Cypress Bend 121 566.7 25 Holly Brush Crevass 122 565.0 25 Chicot Landing, Arkansas 123 560.5 25 Mound Crevasse 123 559.0 25 Choctaw Bend 124 554.2 25 Yellow Bend 124 554.0 25 Arkansas City, Arkansas 125 553.5 25 Eunice Landing, Arkansas 126 551.5 25 Islands No. 80 and No. 81 126 549.4 25 Ashbrook Cutoff 127 543.0 26 Tarpley Cutoff 129 539.9 26 Leland Cutoff 129 537.2 26 Greenville, Mississippi 131 537.2 26 LaGrange Crevasse 133 534.0 27 Vaucluse Landing, Arkansas 133 533.5 27 Walker Bend 134 526.0 27 American Cutoff 135 518.0 28 Kentucky Bend 136 515.5 28 Lake Washington 137 514.5 28 Worthington Cutoff 138 511.0 28 Grand Lake Cutoff 138 506.5 29 Island No. 89 139 504.0 29 Sarah Cutoff 141 499.4 29 Skipwith Crevasse 141 496.5 29 Mayersville, Mississippi 142 496.0 29 Island No. 93 142 489.0 30 Island No. 94 143 487.3 30 Lake Providence, Louisiana 144 482.9 30 Holly Brook Crevasse 146 477.5 30 Fitler Bend 146 468.0 31 Alsatia-Salem Bend 147 467.4 31 Goodrich Landing, Louisiana 148 466.0 31 Salem Crevasse 148 464.3 31 Willow Cutoff 149 461.0 32 Terrapin Neck Cutoff 150 459.5 32 Isiand No. 102 152 457.1 32 Omega Landing, Louisiana 152 456.0 32 Millikens Bend 153 452.7 32 Cabin Teele Crevasse 154 450.0 32 Marshall Cutoff 154 449.5 32 Paw Paw Island 155 442.8 33 Youngs Point, Louisiana 156 437.5 33 Centennial Cutoff 158 437.1 33 Vicksburg, Mississippi 159 437.1 33 Yazoo River 163 431.5 33 Kents Island-Racetrack Towhead 165 425.5 34 Diamond Cutoff 167 415.5 34 Davis Island, Mississippi 167 413.5 34 Buckridge Crevasse 171 408.6 35 Big Black River 171 407.3 35 Yucatan Cutoff 172 407.0 35 Grand Gulf, Mississippi 174 400.0 35 Winter Quarters Crevasse 176 397.5 36 Bayou Pierre 176 396.2 36 St. Joseph, Louisiana 178 389.0 36 Rodney Cutoff 178 388.0 36 Island No.111 180 385.0 36 Kempe Bend 180 381.0 36 Ashland Landing, Mississippi 181 381.0 37 Waterproof, Louisiana 181 367.0 38 Giles Cutoff 184 363.8 38 Natchez, Mississippi 185 363.3 38 Vidalia, Louisiana 188 357.5 38 Island No.115 188 348.0 39 Ellis Cliffs 188 347.3 39 St. Catherines Creek (Old Mouth) 189 345.0 39 Glasscock Cutoff 189 332.8 40 Jackson Point 191 326.0 40 Palmetto Bend 191 323.6 40 Homochitto Cutoff 191 320.1 41 Black Hawk Point, Louisiana 193 314.4 41 Old River Control Structures 193 311.9 41 Fort Adams, Mississippi 195 304.0 42 Old River Navigation Lock 197 302.8 42 Angola, Louisiana 197 299.4 42 Raccourci Cutoff 198 298.2 42 Hog Point, Louisiana 198 285.7 43 Morganza Floodway 199 271.5 43 St. Maurice, Louisiana 200 265.5 44 St. Francisville, Louisiana 200 265.5 44 Pointe Coupee 202 258.5 44 Fausse River Cutoff 202 256.0 44 Port Hudson, Louisiana 203 249.5 45 Profit Island 205 244.7 45 Springfield Bend 208 236.6 46 Mulatto Bend 208 228.4 46 Port Allen Lock and Canal 209 228.4 46 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 210 222.5 47 Duncan or Conrad Point, Louisiana 211 215.5 47 Manchac Bend 213 200.6 41 Plaquemine, Louisiana 214 200.3 47 Point Pleasant, Louisiana 216 195.6 48 Bayou Goula Landing, Louisiana 216 193.3 48 White Castle, Louisiana 218 191.9 48 Belle Grove Plantation, Louisiana 218 189.3 48 Carville, Louisiana 218 188.3 48 Claiborne Landing, Louisiana 220 185.6 48 Hohen Solms, Louisiana 220 185.1 48 Geisrnar, Louisiana 222 177.9 48 Evan Hall Plantation, Louisiana 222 175.5 48 Bayou LaFourche 223 175.4 48 Darrow, Louisiana 223 175.2 48 Donaldsonville, Louisiana 224 173.0 48 Bringier Point, Louisiana 226 172.0 48 Wade Hampton Light 226 171.2 48 Point Houmas1 Louisiana 227 170.3 48 Burnside, Louisiana 227 166.7 48 Union Louisiana 228 165.5 49 White Hall Plantation, Louisiana 230 160.4 49 Uncle Sam Landing, Louisiana 230 160.0 49 Cantrelle Reach 231 158.7 49 Convent Landing, Louisiana 231 157.4 49 College Point, Louisiana 232 156.5 49 St. James Landing, Louisiana 232 153.5 49 Oakley, Louisiana 233 150.0 49 Vacherie, Louisiana 234 147.6 50 Lutcher, Louisiana 234 146.4 50 Grammercy, Louisiana 235 138.6 50 Reserve, Louisiana 235 133.0 50 Bonnet Carre Crevasse 237 131.5 50 Hymelia Crevasse 238 128.0 51 Bonnet Carre Spillway 239 122.5 51 Ormand Landing Louisiana 240 121.1 51 Destrehan, Louisiana 242 119.0 51 Davis Crevasse 242 113.0 51 Kenner, Louisiana 243 108.3 51 Avondale Shipyard 245 104.5 52 Southport Louisiana 245 98.5 52 Harvey Canal and Lock 246 95.0 52 New Orleans, Louisiana 246 92.6 52 Inner Harbor Navigation Lock and Canal 249 89.3 52 Chalmette, Louisiana 250 88.0 52 Algiers Lock and Canal 252 84.0 52 Violet, Louisiana 252 82.1 53 Poydras Crevasse 258 81.3 53 Caernarvon Crevasse 253 78.0 53 English Turn Bend 255 75.9 53 Belle Chasse, Louisiana 256 68.5 53 Jesuits Bend 257 47.0 55 Magnolia Plantation, Louisiana 260 45.0 55 Pointe A La Hache, Louisiana 261 34.0 55 Nairn, Louisiana 262 29.5 56 Empire, Louisiana 262 25.2 56 Ostrica Lock 262 25.0 56 Buras, Louisiana 263 20.0 56 Fort St. Philip 263 18.6 56 Fort Jackson, Louisiana 264 10.8 57 Venice, Louisiana 266 10.5 57 The Jump 266 3.0 58 Cubits Gap 267 0.0 58 Head of Passes 267

NATCHEZ UNDER SPANISH RULE. The French general, Victor Collot, visited the Natchez post in 1796, and later published the above sketch of the town, government buildings, and fort that the Spanish had constructed. Excerpt from publication, page 187. Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana, Mississippi River Mile 153.5. Excerpt from publication, page 233. Blowing of Levee to relieve flood waters, Excerpt from publication, page 254.