ghost town
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Mississippi
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, United States.
Arcadia was a postal town located on the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri River, Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Ita ...
. It had a population of 45 in 1900.
A post office operated under the name Arcadia from 1882 to 1919.
The former community is today called "Arcadia Point", and is located on the east side of an uninhabited island within the Mississippi River.