Gautier in Jackson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Graveline
Prominent colonist~adventurer~merchant.
Erected 1985 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1765.
Location. 30° 26.335′ N, 88° 37.153′ W. Marker is in Gautier, Mississippi, in Jackson County. Marker can be reached from Interstate 10 at milepost 63,, 4½ miles west of Mississippi Highway 613. Located at the I-10 Westbound rest area in Gautier near Farragut Lake. The marker is near the vending machines just past the restroom building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: I-10, Gautier MS 39553, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Saint Pierre's Episcopal Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); New Era Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Gautier School (approx. 3.8 miles away); Historic Gautier Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Old Place (approx. 4 miles away); Fernando Gautier and Sons Sawmill (approx. 4 miles away); City of Gautier (approx. 4.1 miles away); Gautier War Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gautier.
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Jean Baptiste Baudreau II. (Submitted on February 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
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