Creosote Works Marker

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Gautier in Jackson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Creosote Works

By Stephen Bell, March 4, 2009

1. Creosote Works Marker

Inscription. The West Pascagoula Creosote Works, at this site, was the first continuously operated creosote treatment plant in the nation. Established in 1874 to protect railroad bridge timbers against rot and the toredo worm, the plant was open until 1978. Thousands of the treated pilings were used in building the Panama Canal.

Erected 2006 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Location. 30° 22.685′ N, 88° 36.809′ W. Marker is in Gautier, Mississippi, in Jackson County. Marker is at the intersection of Graveline Road and Old Spanish Trail, on the right when traveling north on Graveline Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gautier MS 39553, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Fernando Gautier and Sons Sawmill (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Old Place (approx. 0.3 miles away); Twelve Oaks (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Gautier Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gautier School (approx. half a mile away); New Era Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pascagoula Fire Fighters (approx. 3.5 miles away).

By Stephen Bell, March 4, 2009

2. Creosote Works Marker

By Stephen Bell, March 4, 2009

3. Creosote Works Marker

This photo is the field where the creosote works used to be. The photo is looking East at Pascagoula in the distance. The industry on the right is Northrup Grumman's Ingalls Shipyard.

Credits. This page originally submitted on March 4, 2009, by Stephen Bell of Biloxi, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 798 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 4, 2009, by Stephen Bell of Biloxi, Mississippi. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.