Pascagoula in Jackson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Pascagoula Street Railroad and Power Company
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017
1. Pascagoula Street Railroad and Power Company Marker
Inscription.
Pascagoula Street Railroad and Power Company. . The Pascagoula Ice and Freezer Company was established in the late 1880s. Its name changed in 1903 when the one-story brick building just north of this site was built. It is the only example of Mission Revival Style architecture in Pascagoula and one of the oldest tn the state. This campus once housed business offices, a fifty-ton ice machine, three dynamos, each with a fourteen-foot fly wheel, two large engines and a street car service, which ran from 1903 to 1921.
The Pascagoula Ice and Freezer Company
was established in the late 1880s. Its
name changed in 1903 when the one-story
brick building just north of this site
was built. It is the only example of
Mission Revival Style architecture in
Pascagoula and one of the oldest tn the
state. This campus once housed business
offices, a fifty-ton ice machine, three
dynamos, each with a fourteen-foot fly
wheel, two large engines and a street
car service, which ran from 1903 to 1921.
Erected 2012 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Location. 30° 22.266′ N, 88° 33.24′ W. Marker is in Pascagoula, Mississippi, in Jackson County. Marker is at the intersection of Denny Avenue (U.S. 90) and Pascagoula Street, on the right when traveling west on Denny Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Denny Avenue, Pascagoula MS 39567, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Round Island Lighthouse (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Round Island Lighthouse
4. Former Pascagoula Street Railroad and Power Company building.
This distinctive architecture portion of the historic Pascagoula Ice House will remain and be sold as part of a three acre development. The left portion, only partly shown to the left, is being torn down.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 331 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 23, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.