Wiggins in Stone County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Depot

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

1. Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Depot Marker

Inscription. Following the fire of January 21, 1910, in downtown Wiggins, Gulf and Ship Island Railroad officials replaced the two-story, wooden depot lost lo the blaze with a one-story wood frame structure. In the late 1990s, when the Kansas City Southern Railway System decided to demolish the 1910 depot, the City of Wiggins acquired the property. In December 2000, the structure was moved to the corner of Hatten Avenue and First Street where it became the headquarters of the Economic Development Partnership.

Erected 2016 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 21, 1910.

Location. 30° 51.71′ N, 89° 8.271′ W. Marker is in Wiggins, Mississippi, in Stone County. It is on First Street North north of North 1st Street, on the right when traveling north. Located near the flag pole at the former train depot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 East Hatten Avenue, Wiggins MS 39577, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: City of Wiggins (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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Gulf & Ship Island Railroad (approx. ¼ mile away); Stone County War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stone County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Professor W.P. Locker (approx. 0.8 miles away); Flint Creek Post Office (approx. 1.2 miles away); Stone County (approx. 1.7 miles away); Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wiggins.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Wiggins Depot. (Submitted on August 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

The former 1910 Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Depot. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

2. The former 1910 Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Depot.

Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Depot Marker in front of old train depot. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

3. Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Depot Marker in front of old train depot.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 692 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.