Natchez, Mississippi the United States acquired this area from the British after the American Revolutionary War, the city served as the capital of the American Mississippi Territory and then of the state of Mississippi. It predates Jackson by more than a century; the latter replaced Natchez as the capital in 1822, as it was more centrally located in the developing state. The strategic location of Natchez, on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, ensured that it would be a pivotal center of trade, commerce, and the interchange of ethnic Native American, European, and African cultures in the region; it held this position
Moores Bluff, Mississippi construction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad in the 1890s greatly reduced shipping along the river, and the town became extinct. Moores Bluff is today located on an uninhabited and inaccessible point in the river. Moores Bluff, Mississippi Moores Bluff is a ghost town in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States. Located on the west bank of the Tombigbee River, the town was an important trading point for cotton during the early history of the county, and shipping receipts have been located from the early 1840s. The road leading to Moores Bluff from the west was known as the "Cotton Road",