Gulfport in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Ship Island
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017
1. Ship Island Marker
Inscription.
Ship Island. . 12 miles south of the mainland lies emerald waters and sugar white sand. Site of economic and military conquest by the Spanish in the 1500s and the French in 1699, the British in the 1700s, and the Union Army in 1861. Site of Civil War Fort Massachusetts and quarantine station (1880-1916). British headquarters for the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 18 12. A brick lighthouse was built in 1853 and destroyed in 1886. The wooden lighthouse was built in 1886, survived Hurricane Camille in 1969, burned by a campfire in 1972, and reconstructed in 1999. Southern terminus for the Gulfport shiping channel. Became part of Gulf National Seashore in 1971.
12 miles south of the mainland lies emerald waters and sugar white sand. Site of economic and military conquest by the Spanish in the 1500s and the French in 1699, the British in the 1700s, and the Union Army in 1861. Site of Civil War Fort Massachusetts and quarantine station (1880-1916). British headquarters for the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. A brick lighthouse was built in 1853 and destroyed in 1886. The wooden lighthouse was built in 1886, survived Hurricane Camille in 1969, burned by a campfire in 1972, and reconstructed in 1999. Southern terminus for the Gulfport shiping channel. Became part of Gulf National Seashore in 1971.
Erected by Hancock Bank and Friends of the Gulf Island National Seashore.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War of 1812 • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1699.
Location. 30° 21.902′ N, 89° 5.384′ W. Marker is in Gulfport, Mississippi, in Harrison County. It is on Jones Park Drive 0.2 miles east of 25th Avenue. Located next to the Gulfport Harbor Light at Jones Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Jones Park Drive, Gulfport MS 39501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
2. Ship Island Marker on right of Gulfport Harbor Light.
Public Domain - United States Geological Survey, September 18, 2004
3. Aerial view of Ship Island in the Gulf of Mexico.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 877 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
