Pass Christian in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Old Pass Christian High School

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2024

1. Old Pass Christian High School Marker

Inscription. Built in 1936, the Old Pass Christian High School was located here. Designed by the local architectural firm of Shaw and Woleben, the main school building was a one-story, U-shaped brick building with a columned Federalesque entrance portico and a copula capping its gabled roof. Robin Roberts, anchor of ABC's show “Good Morning America,” graduated here in 1979. Damaged by Hurricane Georges in 1998, the school was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Erected 2013 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 30° 18.826′ N, 89° 15.248′ W. Marker is in Pass Christian, Mississippi, in Harrison County. It is on West Second Street east of Church Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 270 W Second St, Pass Christian MS 39571, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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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: Trinity Episcopal Church Live Oak Cemetery (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); J.W. Randolph School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Scenic Drive Historic District (approx. 0.6 miles away); Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Saucier-Bidwell-Pratt House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lawrence Guyot (approx. ¾ mile away); Blues & Jazz in the Pass (approx. ¾ mile away); Constitution of the United States of America (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pass Christian.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2024

2. Old Pass Christian High School Marker

Old Pass Christian High School image. Click for full size.

via Pass Christian Public School District (Public Domain)

3. Old Pass Christian High School

The school in an undated photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 460 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.