Biloxi in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Beauvoir
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, July 10, 2025
1. Beauvoir Marker
Erected 1982 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.
Location. 30° 23.522′ N, 88° 58.199′ W. Marker is in Biloxi, Mississippi, in Harrison County. It can be reached from Beach Boulevard 0.2 miles west of Brady Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2244 Beach Blvd, Biloxi MS 39531, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Beauvoir (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Atomic Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Navy Seabees Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Gulf Coast Military Academy (approx. 2.8 miles away); Gulf Coast College (approx. 3.4 miles away); Handsboro Presbyterian Church (approx. 3˝ miles away); White House Hotel (approx. 3˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Biloxi.
Regarding Beauvoir. The photos show Beauvoir before and after Hurricane Katrina which occurred in August 2005.
Also see . . .
1. Beauvoir. The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library. (Submitted on February 25, 2016.)
2. Beauvoir (Biloxi, Mississippi). Wikipedia (Submitted on February 25, 2016.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 6, 2006
2. Beauvoir Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 6, 2006
3. Beauvoir after Hurricane Katrina
Photographed by Don Morfe, January 17, 2007
4. Beauvoir before Hurricane Katrina
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 6, 2006
5. Beauvoir after Hurricane Katrina
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 6, 2006
6. Beauvoir after Hurricane Katrina
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 6, 2006
7. Hurricane Katrina damage at Beauvoir
Photographed by Don Morfe, January 17, 2007
8. Jefferson Davis Presidential Library before Hurricane Katrina
Photographed by Don Morfe, January 17, 2007
9. Beauvoir
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 6, 2006
10. Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway marker
C.T. Art Colortone postcard published by Curt Teich Co., Chicago, 1937
11. "Beauvoir", Jefferson Davis Home, Biloxi, Miss.
Postcard published by Detroit Photographic Co., circa 1915
12. Beauvoir, Home of Jefferson Davis, Near Biloxi, Miss.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, July 10, 2025
13. Beauvoir after restoration
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,004 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on August 2, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on July 29, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on February 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on February 25, 2016, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 8, 9. submitted on February 25, 2016, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 10. submitted on February 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 11, 12. submitted on April 27, 2018. 13. submitted on July 29, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
