The Loess Hills of Western Iowa are made of wind-blown soils that are highly susceptible to erosion if not protected by a patchwork of conservation practices. All throughout the Loess Hills region, farmers use multiple practices, placed in specific . . . — — Map (db m162419) HM
(Front):1st Battle of CynthianaDuring CSA Col. John H. Morgan’s 1st KY Raid, on July 17, 1862, 875 CSA hit town via the Georgetown Pike. 350 US troops & Home Guard defended town from houses. Morgan attacked across Licking River and . . . — — Map (db m35858) HM
[Bench back]
When Americans lend a hand to another,
nothing is impossible.
We are not about what happened on 9/11.
We are about what happened on 9/12.
[Bench seat]
09-11-2001
We will never forget
343 firefighters • 72 . . . — — Map (db m218093) HM
Dr. James A. Henshall, 1836-1925, author Book of the Black Bass and others, brought fame to Kentucky's South Licking, Elkhorn, and Stoner streams. He came here to practice medicine. During Civil War treated wounds for US and Confederate men. . . . — — Map (db m35859) HM
After capturing Cynthiana early June 11, 1864, CSA Gen. John H. Morgan attacked Union Gen. Edward H. Hobson at Keller’s Bridge on the Kentucky Central Railroad. The 171st Ohio Infantry, with 600 “100-days men,” arrived at dawn by rail from . . . — — Map (db m218053) HM
Rebel Raider John Hunt Morgan's two famous Kentucky raids in 1862 and 1864 included significant engagements with Union forces at Cynthiana. Morgan's mission was to destroy railroad facilities, disrupt communications, acquire supplies, recruit, . . . — — Map (db m218101) HM
For Colonel Benjamin Harrison, who came to area, 1776. Served as Col. in Revolution from Penn. He was a member, 1787 and 1788 Kentucky Conventions, 1792 Constitutional Convention at Danville. Elected to Kentucky Legislature in 1793. County formed . . . — — Map (db m67683) HM
Erected
May 27, 1869
by the
Cynthiana Confederate
Memorial Association
in memory of
the Confederate dead who
fell in defense of
constitutional liberty
Their names shall never be forgot
while fame her record keeps,
and glory . . . — — Map (db m172625) WM
Native of Cynthiana. Walter E. Scott (Death Valley Scotty), gold prospector, whose fabulous tales of Death Valley, Calif., lost gold mines fooled investors. Stories supported by $3,000,000 castle in desert provided by millionaire of Chicago, who . . . — — Map (db m36088) HM
DD43, 1913-1935
DD372, 1935-1947
This bell is dedicated to all those killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941.
USS Cassin, DD43, was torpedoed in WWI.
USS Cassin, DD372, was bombed and burned at Pearl Harbor, . . . — — Map (db m67686) WM
School named for Benjamin Banneker
Principals were
W. E. Newsom
E. O. David
Consolidated with
Harrison County School System 1963 — — Map (db m218105) HM
Harrison County Courthouse
Cynthiana, Ky 41031
Court Square given to county by Robert Harrison 1792
Third and present courthouse erected 1853
Original contractor, John Huddleston
Clock and bell added 1856
North and south wings . . . — — Map (db m172592) HM
Dedicated to all men and women from Harrison County who served in all branches of the military service on behalf of our country
Distinguished gallantry and valor above and beyond the call of duty
Once in our lives
Forever in our hearts . . . — — Map (db m172600) WM
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
March 1962 – January 1973
“The noblest of mankind …
those who offered and gave
their lives for their country.”
Clifton Frederick, Jr. Sept. 5, 1930 - Jan. 22, 1967 Army SP6
David Glenn . . . — — Map (db m218100) WM
In memory of
our heroic dead
World War II
Edward R. Dearing • Carl W. Whitson • Robert C. Luke • Edgar E. Anness • Hillard C. Mullin • James E. Rees • Benjamin R. Whiteker • Jerry Walsh • John W. Monson • Stanley R. Justice • Martin L. . . . — — Map (db m218098) WM
Those who gave their lives to stop the advance of Communism
Korean Service Medal
This memorial is dedicated to those from Harrison County who served with honor and valor to preserve the cause of freedom and halted aggression against the . . . — — Map (db m172025) WM
Lindsey Cemetery Located one-half mile east, this pioneer cemetery is the burial place of settlers, among them four Revolutionary War veterans, Rangers of the Frontiers, 1778-83: Capt. Thomas Moore, Capt. William Moore, Lt. David Lindsey, John . . . — — Map (db m218052) HM
On September 11, 2001, there were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States of America. On that morning, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners.
The hijackers intentionally . . . — — Map (db m218096) HM
North United States 200th anniversary time capsule buried in 1976 contains histories of families, places and businesses of Harrison County to be opened in 50 years on July 4, 2026.
South Harrison County's 175th anniversary history capsule . . . — — Map (db m218104) HM
Oldest house in Cynthiana, built 1790. Young Henry Clay practiced law here, 1806. In 1817, city's first newspaper, the Guardian of Liberty was printed by Adam Keenan, assisted by H. H. Kavanaugh, later a noted Bishop, and Dudley Mann, who . . . — — Map (db m84384) HM
Settled by John Hinkston 1775. Abandoned 1776. Rebuilt by Isaac Ruddle 1779. Destroyed by British and Indians under Captain Henry Bird 1780. Hinkston later settled opposite this site. — — Map (db m84385) HM
CSA Gen. John H. Morgan's Cavalry on first Kentucky raid defeated USA here, July 17, 1862. Burned railroad depot and Union stores. June 11, 1864, Morgan again took area. Next day reinforced USA defeated CSA who retreated to Virginia. Gen. Henry . . . — — Map (db m218121) HM
Only burial ground in Cynthiana from 1793 to 1868. Located on four acres deeded to the city by Robert Harrison, owner of land on which Cynthiana founded. Samuel January, first Mayor, and other prominent early citizens buried here. First school in . . . — — Map (db m67681) HM
On tragic last Kentucky raid, CSA
Gen John H. Morgan and Raiders
entered state June 1, 1864, took
Mt. Sterling June 8, lost it on
9th, took Lexington on 10th, and
Cynthiana on 11th. USA under Gen.
S. G. Burbridge defeated CSA next
day. Morgan . . . — — Map (db m218050) HM
Sadly, Hurricane Katrina in 2005 devastated the Moran Art Studio, but it did allow exploration of the rest of the site. Faculty and students from the University of Southern Mississippi conducted archaeological excavations from 2005 until 2012. In . . . — — Map (db m102261) HM
This statue is an eternal homage to Fred Haise, Biloxi native, celebrated fighter
pilot, research pilot and space pioneer. He was selected as a NASA astronaut in
1966. He was a member of the epic Apollo 13 mission (April 11-17, 1970), . . . — — Map (db m243058) HM
Dedicated to our atomic veterans
who participated in atmospheric
or underwater nuclear tests as part of
the United States nuclear weapons
testing program or in the occupation
of Hiroshima or Nagasaki, Japan, 1945. — — Map (db m160841) WM
In 1880, self-made entrepreneurs Lazaro Lopez, F. William
Elmer, William Gorenflo, James Maycock, and William K. M.
Dukate formed a company that would launch Biloxi's seafood
industry. Inexperience did not thwart the partners. Dukate
traveled to . . . — — Map (db m102241) HM
Built 1852-4. Last home of Jefferson Davis, U.S. Senator, Congressman, Secretary of War, and only President of Confederacy. Beauvoir served as a Confederate Veterans' home from 1903 until 1956. — — Map (db m92604) HM
Founded by the French as "New Biloxi." Capital of French colony of Louisiana, 1721-1722, prior to French removal to New Orleans. Incorporated as a town in 1850 by the Mississippi Legislature. — — Map (db m68449) HM
Front
On April 24, 1960, Gilbert R. Mason, Sr., M.D., led about 125 volunteers in a peaceful wade-in on segregated Biloxi Beach. Trained in non-violent passive resistance, they expected to be arrested. Instead they were attacked by a . . . — — Map (db m122359) HM
Front
The Mississippi coast, long a destination for pleasure seekers, tourists, and gamblers, as well as maritime workers and armed services personnel, developed a flourishing nightlife during the segregation era. While most venues . . . — — Map (db m90623) HM
Historians believe that the oldest and southernmost section of the Biloxi
Cemetery was the burying place for French settlers during the early 1700s and
for generations thereafter. The first officially written record of the land on which
the . . . — — Map (db m102255) HM
The City of Biloxi adopted this building as its city hall in 1960, but it was
originally built as a combined post office, federal courthouse, and customs
house. Federal funds for the construction were secured through the efforts of
the Biloxi . . . — — Map (db m102246) HM
This Biloxi welcome arch originally stood at the northeast entrance of Biloxi's old City Park, which was on the northwest corner of Reynoir Street and south of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad depot. The Biloxi Commercial Club and the City of . . . — — Map (db m102251) HM
Since its construction in 1848, this cast iron lighthouse has been the landmark for which Biloxi-bound vessels sail. Tended by the Younghans family, father, mother and daughter, from late 1866 until 1929. — — Map (db m22778) HM
Constructed in sections by the firm of Murray and Hazelhurst of Baltimore, Maryland, the Biloxi lighthouse arrived at this location aboard the brig General North and was erected in 1848. A cast iron sheath lined with locally made brick, the 48-foot . . . — — Map (db m95447) HM
In 1848, the United States Lighthouse Service erected the South's first cast-iron lighthouse, in
Biloxi on a low sandy bluff overlooking the Mississippi Sound. The tower was fabricated by the
Murray and Hazelhurst Vulcan Works of Baltimore, . . . — — Map (db m102221) HM
This Library
erected A.D. 1925
on land donated by
Biloxi Circle
of
The King’s Daughters
City Commissioners
J.J. Kennedy – Mayor
M.R. Michel
J.A. Swanzy
Library Board
E.L. Dukate – Chairman
Mrs. H.W. Van . . . — — Map (db m118366) HM
The Biloxi schooner was first and foremost the work horse of the
seafood industry, but during the summer off-season it played a role
in maritime sport and recreation. As early as the 1830s, Biloxi-built
schooners were used for fishing and . . . — — Map (db m102248) HM
Barq's root beer was created by Edward C. Barq, Sr. in 1898 and produced on this site until 1936, when the operation moved to Lameuse Street. A Mississippi Gulf Coast favorite, the number of franchise bottlers grew to over two hundred by 1950. . . . — — Map (db m68425) HM
This house was built in 1895 for Mrs. Henry Graves and soon sold to her brother, Paul W. Brielmaier. A skilled carpenter who was superintendent and later owner of a local millwork company. Brielmaier may have constructed the house as a showcase for . . . — — Map (db m91144) HM
Parent Catholic Parish on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, continuing missions dating back to French Colonial era. First church on this site dedicated 1844. Rebuilt after fire in 1900. Dedicated Cathedral for Diocese of Biloxi 1977. Restored in 1989 . . . — — Map (db m22980) HM
(front)
Born in Biloxi, Chris LeDoux (1948-2005), the Singing Bronc Rider, pursued dreams of success as both a competitive rodeo cowboy and latter day Western singing star and achieved both. The 1976 World Champion Bareback Bronc Rider . . . — — Map (db m79086) HM
The Carpenter Gothic style Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, built 1873-74 was located here. Among the church's parishioners was former Confederate President Jefferson Davis. In 1892, a new church, designed by architect Thomas Sully, was constructed . . . — — Map (db m102182) HM
On May 14, 1959, April 24, 1960, and June 23, 1963, the Biloxi beach front was the site of planned civil rights wade-ins demanding equal access to the public beach. On April 24, 1960, several citizens, both black and white, were injured and . . . — — Map (db m68460) HM
Built here in 1934 as part of a U.S. Coast Guard base, the barracks was an E-shaped, Spanish Colonial Revival style building made of reinforced concrete. Arcaded porches lined the building's
wings and central pavilion, which had an octagonal . . . — — Map (db m102175) HM
The Greek Revival mansion once located here was a "raised cottage" (meaning it was composed of a frame upper story set upon an above-ground brick basement to
protect the wooden portion from moisture and insects.) Probably built ca. 1850 for Peter . . . — — Map (db m68423) HM
Through most of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th, Deer Island was owned and occupied by the Baker Family, descendents of Josephus Aiken, who acquired ownership by a patent signed by President James K. Polk. In 1951, Robert D. Sanders, . . . — — Map (db m102183) HM
In 1959, 1900 and 1963 over 182 courageous souls participated
in the Biloxi Beach Wade-in protests. Many of the participants
have passed away and many are still alive, leaving a proud
heritage to their families. A number of the wade-in . . . — — Map (db m243034) HM
The development of downtown Biloxi paralleled the economic
growth of the city. Biloxi's first economic boom occurred during the
antebellum period when daily stops by a steamboat packet between
New Orleans and Mobile turned the small village into . . . — — Map (db m102243) HM
A Trip through Biloxi's History
Archaeological artifacts and evidence prove the existence of prehistoric and historic Native Americans on the Biloxi peninsula long before the first French expedition. The name Biloxi, which means First . . . — — Map (db m161860) HM
Known as the Father Ryan House, the Greek Revival house once located here was built ca. 1840 by Judge W.C. Wade of Natchez. Among the area's first vacation villas, it was sold to New Orleans architect T.W. Carter in 1885, and was altered. It may be . . . — — Map (db m115365) HM
In the early 1700's, "New Biloxi" served as a staging ground for thousands of European immigrants brought over to work the inland concessions. This cemetery had first been revealed in 1969 after Hurricane Camille and was fully exposed by Hurricane . . . — — Map (db m102260) HM
This plaque is dedicated to bring awareness to the surge and high water levels from Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Camille. Both storms brought about great devastation and loss of life to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina made landfall . . . — — Map (db m91142) HM
This plaque is dedicated to bring awareness to the surge and high water levels from Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Camille. Both storms brought about great devastation and loss of life to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina made landfall . . . — — Map (db m102368) HM
The development of downtown Biloxi is a direct reflection of the economic growth of the city. During early and mid-19th century homes on small lots and hotels occupied the area. Attracted by the population density, merchants began to establish . . . — — Map (db m91146) HM
Historic downtown Biloxi has seen many changes over the decades caused by disasters both natural and man-made including fires, hurricanes, and urban renewal. Today visitors will find an eclectic blend of old and new architecture. Downtown includes . . . — — Map (db m107244) HM
Built ca. 1855 for Charles A. Labuzan, the
raised-cottage Labuzan-Stirling House
originally stood on a beachfront site.
Labuzan (1807-1869) fought in the Mexican War,
was a brigadier general of Louisiana state
troops, and served in the Civil . . . — — Map (db m243070) HM
Located here was a French Colonial cemetery, now known as the Moran Site. Based on archaeological investigations, the cemetery dates to the founding of "New Biloxy" between 1717 and 1722, and includes at least thirty burials, primarily male . . . — — Map (db m68448) HM
Navy Seabees
With willing hearts and skillful
hands the difficult we do at once
the impossible takes a bit longer
We build we fight — — Map (db m160843) WM
Site granted by Spanish to Jean Baptiste Carquote in 1790. Residence in Civil War of Mayor John L. Henley, who led defense against Union fleet, Sept., 1861. Restoration by Biloxi Garden Clubs. — — Map (db m42855) HM
Canada's first hero was sent by King Louis XIV to locate the mouth of the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico. His landing on the Biloxi peninsula in 1699 began the colonization of the Mississippi Coast and the Louisiana Territory.
This . . . — — Map (db m91140) HM
Originally located at 306 Elmer St., the
Pleasant Reed House was completed ca.
1887 by prominent African American
carpenter and community leader Pleasant
Reed. The earliest portion was a
one-story, three-room, frame “shotgun"
type . . . — — Map (db m122360) HM
Point Cadet encompasses the eastern tip of the Biloxi Peninsula. "Cadet" (pronounced Ka-day) is
the French word for junior or younger. In early records, it is shown as "Point-a-Cadda." Over time it became "Point Caddy." More recently, it has been . . . — — Map (db m102249) HM
Originally a raised-cottage Greek Revival mansion similar to Beauvoir, the house located here was built ca. 1849 by J.G. Robinson, a wealthy English cotton
planter. It was the center of an estate that included a ten-pin bowling alley, billiard . . . — — Map (db m68456) HM
The waters of Mississippi commonly support three of seven sea turtles species that call the Gulf of Mexico home: the Green (Chelonia mydas), the Loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and the Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii). They . . . — — Map (db m107243) HM
Originally on this site was the Slavic Benevolent Association Lodge, a 13,000 sq. ft. structure with a meeting hall accommodating 600 people. Known as the Slavonian Lodge, the building served as a social center for the large number of ethnic Slavs . . . — — Map (db m102174) HM
During the early 19th Century, the Biloxi peninsula was sparsely populated
with a few French speaking families. The 1827 establishment of steamboat
service between New Orleans and Mobile, via Lake Pontchartrain, served
as a catalyst for the . . . — — Map (db m102223) HM
The 17th Century struggle among the French
Spanish, and English for supremacy on the
North American continent led the Bourbon King
of France, Louis XIV to sanction an expedition
from France to the Gulf of Mexico in 1698. The
command was given . . . — — Map (db m102218) HM
Built by John Hohn in 1847. Its operation for a century attests to the Gulf Coast as a resort area. In 1972 structure moved to present location 100 yds. north of original site & restored by City of Biloxi. — — Map (db m68447) HM
In February, 2012, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources acquired nearly an acre of land located at 110 Porter Avenue, Biloxi, to preserve a time in history, long forgotten.The remains of 32 French servants were recovered during two . . . — — Map (db m102262) HM
The Moran Site is a French cemetery dating from ca. 1720-22 and is among the oldest and most significant French colonial sites in the U.S. Human remains near the site were first uncovered in 1914; stories abounded as to the identity of the . . . — — Map (db m102257) HM
Apollo 13 was the seventh crewed
mission in the Apollo space program and
the third meant to land on the Moon. The
craft was launched from Kennedy Space
Center on April 11, 1970, but the lunar
landing was aborted after an oxygen tank
in the . . . — — Map (db m243063) HM
A six-story, blonde-brick structure with an arcaded gallery that wrapped its first story, the Italian Renaissance Revival-style Tivoli Hotel was one of Biloxi's early 20th century resorts, built in 1926-27 to designs by local architect Carl E. . . . — — Map (db m68464) HM
One of the most substantial of the vacation houses on the Gulf Coast, the Tullis Toledano House was built in 1856 for New Orleans native Christoval Sebastian Toledano (1789-1869) and his wife, Matilda Pradat Toledano. The estate, composed of a . . . — — Map (db m102171) HM
Built in the 1830s, the French Creole house once located here incorporated Federal and Greek Revival decorative influences in its design. The gallery completely encircled the house, and its
slender, colonnettes supported a broad hipped roof with . . . — — Map (db m102173) HM
Established as the White House Inn in
1895, this hotel was first operated as a
boarding house by Cora White. By 1910 the
White House had grown in popularity and
become a tourist destination. The campus
encompassed seven residential . . . — — Map (db m102179) HM
William Bartram, noted naturalist and journalist, traveled down the Mississippi and along the Gulf Coast in 1777. His observations of plant life, geography and inhabitants were published in 1791. — — Map (db m79087) HM
S. 3 mi. Once center of wool industry. Here on July 16, 1910, three rural schools formed Woolmarket Vocational High School, considered to be the first consolidated high school in the state. — — Map (db m20010) HM
In the late 19th Century students were tutored either privately or in academies. In 1885 the village of Lazarus erected the two-room Lazarus School known as Back Bay School, south of Laz Seymour's store and post office. In 1891, 52 students were . . . — — Map (db m122436) HM
This stone marks the site of
Fort Maurepas and Old Biloxi,
the first French settlement in the
lower south, established in the
name of Louis XIV King of France,
by Pierre Le Moyne D'Iberville
April 8, 1699.
Erected by the . . . — — Map (db m122437) HM
Before roads and bridges, trading-posts were essential on the Bay Pierre and Celina Harvey built their home on this site, acquired from her father Joe Moran. In the 1830s, along with their children and a black female with child, they completed their . . . — — Map (db m122403) HM
A century before the City of D'Iberville incorporated (1988), the north side of the Bay of Biloxi shared worldwide cultural traits. Social events brought all together. The scattered settlements began coalescing when the first street (Central Avenue . . . — — Map (db m243029) HM
In February 1699, men exploring the Bay under Captain Pierre LeMoyne's command, found no settlements. In the 1720s, one of three colonial brickyards were developed near this site. Dominic Ladner gained title to this section (22) from the Spanish, . . . — — Map (db m122402) HM
Long before the Europeans appeared on the Biloxi Back Bay
American Indians had trails that led to the water's edge, where
their canoes were beached for crossings. At the time Biloxi Bay
depths were incidental. That changed early in the . . . — — Map (db m122439) HM
By 1812, Spain ceded dominion of our Coast to the U.S., adding to
the Mississippi Territory. At the time most of north-shore Back Bay
Biloxi was settled by three related (Swiss-French) Ladnier families
and . . . — — Map (db m122431) HM
In February 1699, Pierre Le Moyne (d'Iberville) sent soldiers to
explore the Bay of Biloxi. They found no evidence of Indian residence
on either side, including what is now D'Iberville. Later, in the 18th
century, French-Indian Elizabeth . . . — — Map (db m122438) HM
In 1721 the French colonial headquarters made its fourth move on
the Coast: Old Biloxi to New Biloxi with the intentions of building
a permanent fort of bricks. Abundant ideal brick clay, was discovered
here, the best of four resource sites. . . . — — Map (db m122401) HM
In 1834 Dominique Ladnier sold a strip of land adjacent to the
Sanchez strip to Pierre Quave. The most practical location for a
town on the Bay was at this strip, because of the Bay channel
and its Proximity to the most suitable ferry landing . . . — — Map (db m122434) HM
The Louisiana Native Guards, composed largely of former slaves and free men of color from Louisiana, were organized by Union Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler in 1862. On April 9, 1863, 180 men from companies B and G of the 2nd Regiment, landed at . . . — — Map (db m102161) HM
Front
Blues radio took off in the post-World War II era with the arrival of rhythm & blues programming. A new era for blues radio began in 2000 when Rip Daniels, a Gulfport native, launched the American Blues Network (ABN) at this site. . . . — — Map (db m80988) HM
In 1917, this site was designated for the
state's centennial celebration. Known as
the “Mississippi Centennial Exposition,”
the celebration never occurred due to the
onset of World War I. The property was
converted to a naval training station . . . — — Map (db m243086) HM
An African American physician, lived and practiced medicine here fron 1953 until 2002. His work to register African American voters provoked repeated death threats and fire bombing of his clinic. He was president of the Gulfport Branch NAACP and . . . — — Map (db m102169) HM
Organized in 1896 by Bertha Amis and her
half-sister Ruby Thornton, First Baptist Church
first met in a rail car in downtown Gulfport. In
1899, a church was built at the corner of 14th
Street and 23rd Avenue. The congregation then
moved to this . . . — — Map (db m243112) HM
A two-story, wood-frame Greek Revival
house with peripteral galleries, “Grass
Lawn” was built as a vacation residence
for Dr. Hiram Alexander Roberts, a
surgeon and planter from Port Gibson.
From 1904 to 1950, it was the home of
Gulfport mayor . . . — — Map (db m243092) HM
Once located in the Handsboro Community, Gulf Coast College was founded in 1865 by Henry Leinhard as a private coeducational boarding school here on this site. In the early 1890's the college was converted into a public school. After the original . . . — — Map (db m81008) HM
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