WEST POINT

city, seat (1874) of Clay county, eastern Mississippi, U.S. With Columbus and Starkville it forms the Golden Triangle industrial complex. It was developed on land known as the Granary of Dixie, which was sold to James Robertson (1844) by two Indians. The city now serves the surrounding agricultural area (beef and dairy cattle, cotton, soybeans, catfish) and has diversified manufactures including textiles, metal and rubber products, and meat-packing. Mary Holmes College was founded there in 1892. Inc. 1858. Pop. (1990) 8,489.