Ocean Springs in Jackson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Washington Avenue
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 10, 2025
1. Washington Avenue Marker
This illustration is from an Ocean Springs postcard mailed in 1905. It shows horse-drawn wagons carrying wooden barrels along Washington Avenue. The barrels may well have held turpentine or resin, which were important industrial products produced from the many tall pine forests abundant in the area.
Early commerce in this community saw products transported by horse drawn carriages and oxen-led wagons up and down Washington Avenue, first delivering to the steamboat wharf on the Biloxi Bay at the foot of Jackson Avenue, and then after the railroad arrived in 1869, up Washington to the train depot.
Postcard image loaned from a private collection. This informational sign is part of a community project led by the Historic Ocean Springs Association, and is made possible by a grant from the Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area.
We thank the City of Ocean Springs for their support of this project.
Erected 2022 by Historic Ocean Springs Association, Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Project, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. (Marker Number 19.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
Location.
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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 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: Ocean Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); Lovelace Drug Store (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bowen Avenue Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Ocean Springs State Bank and Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bertuccini House & Barbershop (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jackson Avenue (about 500 feet away); The Old Ocean Springs Historic District (about 700 feet away); Farmers & Merchants Bank (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocean Springs.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Another marker about the history of Washington Ave.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 10, 2025
2. Washington Avenue Marker
The view north from the marker on Washington Ave.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2025, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 14, 2025, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
