D'Iberville in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
The Crossing
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018
1. The Crossing Marker
Inscription.
The Crossing. . Long before the Europeans appeared on the Biloxi Back Bay American Indians had trails that led to the water's edge, where their canoes were beached for crossings. At the time Biloxi Bay depths were incidental. That changed early in the Colonial Period (ending in 1812) as timber, brick and livestock required safe crossings via the deepest water route: The natural channel between the Lameuse-Reynoir landing (on the south side) and the Ladnier- Quave landing (on the north side). Between the 1840s and 1901 it was the principal crossing. In 1843. two years after Harrison County was established, a public ferry was licensed as the Back Bay Ferry with "Jenny" becoming the very first. It sank in the 1893 hurricane and was replaced by the "Shrimp". Then the steam ferry "Sam" began operation at the new Harvey's landing (a home, tavern, boatyard and ferry). Unfortunately it burned and sank in 1895. The "Shrimp” continued at the old landing until the D'Iberville Bridge (wooden) was erected in 1901.
Long before the Europeans appeared on the Biloxi Back Bay
American Indians had trails that led to the water's edge, where
their canoes were beached for crossings. At the time Biloxi Bay
depths were incidental. That changed early in the Colonial Period
(ending in 1812) as timber, brick and livestock required safe
crossings via the deepest water route: The natural channel between
the Lameuse-Reynoir landing (on the south side) and the Ladnier-
Quave landing (on the north side). Between the 1840s and 1901
it was the principal crossing. In 1843. two years after Harrison
County was established, a public ferry was licensed as the Back
Bay Ferry with "Jenny" becoming the very first. It sank in the
1893 hurricane and was replaced by the "Shrimp". Then the steam
ferry "Sam" began operation at the new Harvey's landing (a home,
tavern, boatyard and ferry). Unfortunately it burned and sank
in 1895. The "Shrimp” continued at the old landing until the
D'Iberville Bridge (wooden) was erected in 1901.
Erected 2017 by the D'Iberville Historical Society, City of D'Iberville and Dale Greenwell.
30° 25.391′ N, 88° 53.468′ W. Marker is in D'Iberville, Mississippi, in Harrison County. Marker is on Central Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Bay Shore Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9414 Central Avenue, Diberville MS 39540, United States of America. Touch for directions.
3. Looking across the Back Bay to Biloxi. The Crossing Marker is on the left
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
