Fort Adams is a small, abandoned riverport in Wilkinson County

Wilkinson County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 10,312 people, 3,578 households, and 2,511 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile . There were 5,106 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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, United States

United States

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, about 40 miles south of Natchez

Natchez, Mississippi

Natchez is the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. With a total population of 18,464 , it is the largest community and the only incorporated municipality within Adams County...

. It is notable for being the United States' port of entry on the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

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 before the acquisition of New Orleans. It was the site of an early fort by that name. The town was called Wilkinburg and was incorporated in 1798. Prior to that time the community was known as Loftus Heights and formerly had been a Jesuit mission called The Rock Of Davion, first settled as such around 1689-1700.