Pearlington in Hancock County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Logtown

September 2, 2017

1. Logtown Marker

Inscription.
Founded here in 1848, Logtown was home to the Weston Lumber Company, founded in 1889, which became one of the largest lumber milling operations in the United States during the 1920s. By 1961 the last 250 residents were removed to make way for the buffer zone needed for engine testing at the John C. Stennis Space Center for NASA's Apollo Moon Program.

Erected 2011 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 30° 16.924′ N, 89° 37.428′ W. Marker is in Pearlington, Mississippi, in Hancock County. It is on Logtown/Possum Walk Trail 1½ miles west of State Highway 604, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pearlington MS 39572, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Logtown Cemetery and Possum Walk (a few steps from this marker); Infinity Eagle (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lunar Lander (approx. 2.3 miles away); Tsunami Buoy (approx. 2.4 miles away); TAO Buoy (approx. 2.4 miles away); Special Operations Craft Riverine (approx. 2.4 miles away); H-1 Rocket Engine (approx. 2.4 miles away); F-1 Rocket Engine (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pearlington.

September 2, 2017

2. Logtown Marker

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