Gautier in Jackson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Graveline

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2015

1. Graveline Marker

Inscription. In 1718 this area was settled by Jean-Baptiste Baudreau dit Graveline, born 1671 in Montreal. Arrived with d'Iberville at Fort Maurepas aboard the Renommée Jan 8, 1700.
Prominent colonist~adventurer~merchant.

Erected 1985 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1765.

Location. 30° 26.335′ N, 88° 37.153′ W. Marker is in Gautier, Mississippi, in Jackson County. It can be reached from Interstate 10 at milepost 63, 4½ miles west of Mississippi Highway 613. Located at the I-10 Westbound rest area in Gautier near Farragut Lake. The marker is near the vending machines just past the restroom building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: I-10, Gautier MS 39553, 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.

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eric Clark Coastal Preserve (approx. 2.9 miles away); Saint Pierre's Episcopal Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); New Era Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Gautier School (approx. 3.8 miles away); Historic Gautier Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Old Place (approx. 4 miles away); Fernando Gautier and Sons Sawmill (approx. 4 miles away); City of Gautier (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gautier.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Jean Baptiste Baudreau II. (Submitted on February 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Graveline Marker area. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2015

2. Graveline Marker area.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2015

3. Graveline Marker area

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,420 times since then and 67 times this year. Last updated on February 26, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.