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. 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.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 30° 22.266′ N, 88° 33.24′ W. Marker is in Pascagoula, Mississippi, in Jackson County. It 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,

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Pascagoula MS 39567, 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.

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 (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Round Island Lighthouse (about 700 feet away); Pascagoula Fire Fighters (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pascagoula River Basin Ecosystem (approx. 0.3 miles away); Captain H.H. Colle House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. Joseph A. Tabor House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Colle Company Housing (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pascagoula.

View of marker looking west on U.S. 90 and the old lighthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017

2. View of marker looking west on U.S. 90 and the old lighthouse.

View of former Pascagoula Street Railroad and Power Company. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017

3. View of former Pascagoula Street Railroad and Power Company.

Former Pascagoula Street Railroad and Power Company building. image. Click for full size.

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 868 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 23, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.