Long Beach in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Truck Farming

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015

1. Truck Farming Marker

Inscription. Arrival of L&N Railroad in 1880's made possible Long Beach's development as a truck farming center. James Thomas and W. J. Quarles in 1884 began truck farm industry by raising and shipping green beans to northern markets. During next 25 years, over 70 individual growers, on area farms ranging from one to 125 acres, raised a variety of vegetables and fruits which were shipped by rail to northern markets. City became famous for growing Long Beach Long Reds radishes for patrons of northern beer parlors and saloons before Prohibition. Area truck farming declined with increased competition from Florida and Texas, and as the Great Depression of 1929 deepened, Long Beach truck farming passed into history.

Erected 2005 by the Long Beach Historical Society and Regions Bank.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 30° 21.781′ N, 89° 9.193′ W. Marker is in Long Beach, Mississippi, in Harrison County. It is at the intersection of Klondyke Road and North Cleveland

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Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Klondyke Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 483 Klondyke Road, Long Beach MS 39560, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Long Beach Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Long Beach World War II Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Early Bank and Post Office (approx. 0.9 miles away); United Methodist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); War Memorial Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Long Beach Schools (approx. one mile away); City of Long Beach Centennial 1905-2005 (approx. one mile away); Hurricane Katrina / Storm Recovery (approx.

Truck Farming Marker at intersection. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015

2. Truck Farming Marker at intersection.

one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Long Beach.

The view south on Cleveland Avenue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015

3. The view south on Cleveland Avenue.

Looking south on Klondyke Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015

4. Looking south on Klondyke Road

Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 506 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 24, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.