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

Mississippi

The Magnolia State

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017

1. Mississippi, The Magnolia State Marker

Inscription. Explored, 1540-1, by De Soto. Colonized first by French, 1699. Became a colony of British, 1763; Spanish, 1779. Territory organized by U.S., 1798. Became 20th. state, 1817.

Erected 1952 by the Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1699.

Location. 30° 22.801′ N, 88° 33.5′ W. Marker is in Pascagoula, Mississippi, in Jackson County. It can be reached from the intersection of Fort Street and Spanish Avneue. Located within the grounds of the Old Spanish Fort and near the LaPointe-Krebs House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4602 Fort Street, 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

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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: Jackson County WWII Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Krebs Cotton Gin (within shouting distance of this marker); Pascagoula River Basin Ecosystem (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pascagoula UFO 1973 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Round Island Lighthouse (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Round Island Lighthouse (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Round Island Lighthouse (approx. 0.7 miles away); Captain H.H. Colle House (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pascagoula.

More about this marker. Oddly this marker is placed nearly in the woods and is presently next to a Porta-John (part of construction project). I could find no records that this marker was located at this site.

Additional commentary.
1. Marker moved here?
A 2010 Mississippi Department of Archives and History web page indicates this marker (or another copy) was located on U.S. Highway 90 at the Alabama

Mississippi, The Magnolia State Marker to right of Porta-John. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017

2. Mississippi, The Magnolia State Marker to right of Porta-John.

state line, on north side of the road, in this county. Possibly the marker was relocated here to Old Spanish Fort.

— Submitted March 23, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

View of marker near the LaPointe-Krebs House and Krebs Lake. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017

3. View of marker near the LaPointe-Krebs House and Krebs Lake.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017

4. Mississippi, The Magnolia State Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 457 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on March 24, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.