This area was not always known as Gautier. The story of the city actually began in 1699. A French expedition, led by Pierre d'Iberville and accompanied by his younger brother, Jean-Baptiste Bienville, made landfall in Mobile, Alabama and explored . . . — — Map (db m122547) HM
The West Pascagoula Creosote Works, at this site, was the first continuously operated creosote treatment plant in the nation. Established in 1874 to protect railroad bridge timbers against rot and the toredo worm, the plant was open until 1978. . . . — — Map (db m16726) HM
This sawmill operated on this site from 1867 till 1906, employing more than twenty local citizens and producing more than 30,000 board feet of lumber per day at its peak. The sawmill was well situated with easy access to the river, railroad, . . . — — Map (db m16754) HM
National Register
of Historic Places
Funded with support from the National Parks Service
and the Mississippi Department of Archives
and History — — Map (db m243006) HM
Built in 1940, the Gautier School replaced the Lyon School, built in 1918 and located 3 miles west at Hilda. The Lyon School consolidated other schools in the area, including the "Little Red Schoolhouse," built in 1890 by Walter Gautier. The "Little . . . — — Map (db m20045) HM
This monument is dedicated to the men
and women of the armed services of
the United States of America who
served and are still serving
In recognition of their personal sacrifices
their service to our county and their
dedication to . . . — — Map (db m122632) WM
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. — — Map (db m81089) HM
The nearby earthen mound was built by prehistoric Indians during the Late Woodland Period between 400 and 700 A. D. The mound's flat summit was used for ceremonial purposes. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is one of the few . . . — — Map (db m129007) HM
Originally a burial site for the Gautier family, this cemetery contains the graves of Fernando Gautier and Henry Gautier (builder of Twelve Oaks). Members of the Clifford, Fayard, Fuller, LeBatard, Pelham, Peterson, Quinn, Saucier, Vaughan, and . . . — — Map (db m43651) HM
Built ca. 1907 of long leaf
yellow pine by Eugenie Orrell
(1850-1932), daughter of Alfred
and Ann Lewis, owners of Oldfields
Plantation. The old Louisville and
Nashville Railroad depot was moved
to this site in 1968 as a guest
house. The . . . — — Map (db m197352) HM
Built ca. 1899 by S.W. and Elizabeth Henderson Labrot. Labrot was superintendent of the L&N Railroad Creosote Plant. In 1902, the Labrots sold the house to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company. The style of construction, using vertical . . . — — Map (db m243013) HM
Arriving in 1827, the McRaes were
among the earliest settlers of
this area and owned extensive
property along the Mississippi
Sound. This cemetery is the burial
place of family patriarch John
McRae, who died in l835. His sons
Colin, John J., . . . — — Map (db m197403) HM
Organized ca. 1886, this African American church is the oldest continuous congregation in Gautier. Twice destroyed by fire, the church was rebuilt at its present site in 1893. The New Era Missionary Baptist Church choir sang at the 1936 inauguration . . . — — Map (db m16518) HM
Saint Pierre's Episcopal Church was organized in 1921 by Bishop Theodore DuBose Bratton, the third Bishop of Mississippi. In 1992 the congregation constructed a new sanctuary at this location under the leadership of Rev. Harold Martin. The original . . . — — Map (db m131646) HM
Located on a French colonial land grant to Jean-Baptiste Baudreau dit Graveline, the Greek Revival
house was built ca. 1845 by prominent planter,
merchant, politician and Graveline descendant
Col. Alfred E. Lewis, who was also a delegate to
the . . . — — Map (db m243018) HM
Built c. 1867, by Fernando Upton Gautier and his wife, Theresa Fayard Gautier. The Gautiers moved to this area from Biloxi and established the F. Gautier and Sons Sawmill in 1866. The house is built from native pine cut at the sawmill, which closed . . . — — Map (db m16756) HM
Built ca. 1896 by Henry Gautier (1848-1921) for his second wife, Laura Canty. Henry Gautier was the eldest son of Fernando Gautier. The house is located in the Helen Moro Spanish land grant claim and was built on the site of the McRae Hotel, a . . . — — Map (db m43650) HM
Begun in 1826, the Salem Methodist Campground moved to this site in 1842. Meeting in October of each year, except 1863 & 1864, it is the oldest regularly held Methodist camp meeting in Mississippi. — — Map (db m25821) HM
Only now are historians recognizing the extent Black soldiers and sailors, both slave and free, played in the American Civil War of 1861-1865. After the war ended some of these men made their home in Moss Point. In the area, now surrounding . . . — — Map (db m102287) HM
During World War II the home front
played an important role of
support for the fighting men and
women in addition to protecting
themselves and making sacrifices
of the things that were taken for
granted.
Rosie the Riveter became a . . . — — Map (db m102373) HM WM
Dangerous missions World
War II approximately 8,700
mariners were killed at
sea, approximately 11,000
wounded 604 prisoners
60 died in prison camps
The Merchant Marines have
delivered the goods when and
where needed in . . . — — Map (db m102381) HM
Army Nurse Corps, Est. Jan. 2, 1901
Navy Nurse Corps, Est. May 13, 1908
WAAC/WAC, (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps) Army,
Est. May 15, 1942. July 1, 1943 The word auxiliary was
dropped and merged into the WAC (Woman's Army . . . — — Map (db m102384) WM
In tribute to all who
have served this country
with honor and distinction
Memorial Day May 30 1997
Msgr. P. J. Carey Assembly #0561
4th Degree Knights of Columbus — — Map (db m81030) WM
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The African American community of Moss Point has produced an abundance of talented musicians, including many who entertained along the Gulf Coast as well as some who traveled across the country and overseas as members of prominent . . . — — Map (db m102156) HM
World War Two
Nathan Allen, Albert Broussard,
Frank Dethloff, James D. Gautier,
Harold Goff, James Caire,
William Johnson, James Kelly,
Guy Krebs, Claude Martin,
Bob Sieznger, Maurice Tanner,
Mitch Varcereaux, Erwin Wells, . . . — — Map (db m102383) WM
Built in 1906-07 by African American
William Louis Carter, this vernacular Queen
Anne style house features an unusual
exterior shape. It is popularly known as the
"Steamboat House” because its shape suggests
the outline of a ship, with a . . . — — Map (db m197302) HM
Designed in 1890 by Chicago architect Louis Sullivan (known as the "Father of the Skyscraper") and his young draftsman, Frank Lloyd Wright, this was the vacation home of James Charnley and later Fredrick Norwood, both Chicago lumber magnates. The . . . — — Map (db m109201) HM
Established ca. 1854, Evergreen Cemetery is the
first public cemetery in Ocean Springs. Known as
“the resting place of the fathers and mothers,"
Evergreen Cemetery has accepted burials regardless
of religion, race or ethnicity since . . . — — Map (db m197342) HM
Site probably used by Indians. Was most popular for medicinal properties from 1850s until 1920. Also known as 'Mineral Springs' and the best known nationally of Mississippi's many mineral spring resorts. — — Map (db m102206) HM
Marshall Park serves as a charming, picturesque oasis of shade and serenity welcoming you to the main streets of historic Ocean Springs. Planning for the Park began in 1911 as a project of the Ocean Springs Civic Federation. Charles Marshall, . . . — — Map (db m122679) HM
Built in 1927 as the Ocean Springs Public School. Designed by William Nolan, the building includes panels painted by artist Walter Anderson. In 1998, the building was renamed for Mary C. O'Keefe (1893-1980), first female school superintendent in . . . — — Map (db m25820) HM
Site of Ft. Maurepas &
Old Biloxi, founded, 1699,
by Iberville. Louisiana
capital to 1702 & from
1719 to 1720, when capital
was removed to Ft. Louis,
present site of Biloxi. — — Map (db m243027) HM
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Music has been an integral component of Ocean Springs’ legacy as a coastal cradle of the arts and a sponsor of festive celebrations. Notable African-American musicians born in Ocean Springs include Jaimoe (Johnnie Lee Johnson), who . . . — — Map (db m122355) HM
In memory of the service and sacrifice of this community during the World War and Emile Ladnier killed in action November Seventh Nineteen Hundred Eighteen. — — Map (db m25827) HM
In Memory of the USS Tullibee (SS-248)
Lost on March 26, 1944 79 Submariners Lost
Tullibee began her career in the submarine force in July 1943, with her first patrol in the Western Caroline Islands. On this patrol she sank one freighter . . . — — Map (db m179397) HM WM
Authorized on February 22, 1848, by
President James K. Polk, this camp
was situated on a peninsula just south
of Pascagoula called Greenwood Island.
The camp grounds consisted of several
buildings, including a hospital, parade
ground, and . . . — — Map (db m102205) HM
After the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in February, 1848, ending the Mexican War, 80,000 US Troops returned to the US for reassignment or discharge. To alleviate the crowded port conditions of New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Mobile, and St. . . . — — Map (db m102309) HM
Named in honor of Thomas Lawson, the Surgeon General of the Army, it was staffed by the Chief Medical Officer of Twiggs' Brigade, Surgeon John B. Porter, and Assistant Surgeons Glover Perin and Lyman Stone, U.S. Army. Located on the southern point . . . — — Map (db m102360) HM
Camp Twiggs was named in honor of Army General David E. Twiggs, the commanding general of the Western Division, the geographical area of the southeast U.S. in 1849. Twiggs replaced Zachary
Taylor when Taylor was elected President in November, 1848. . . . — — Map (db m102359) HM
Tomb ½ block W. Built first RR in old S. W., 1831. Invented passing track & raised platform. Dredged "Grant's Pass" & E. branch Pascagoula R. Legislator in Miss., Ala., & La., voting for Ala. charter to N.O. & M. (L & N), 1866. — — Map (db m102202) HM
The Captain H.H. Colle House is a center-hall style cottage. It dates from 1880 making it one of the oldest surviving structures from old Scranton (Pascagoula). Typical of home construction of this time period, the walls are horizontal wood boards . . . — — Map (db m122480) HM
Built ca. 1899, the Clark House was the
home of Clara and Henry Clark. The Clark
family first settled in Jackson County in
1838 and worked as wholesale grocers and
ship chandlers. Constructed as a center- hall
cottage, the house was later . . . — — Map (db m197760) HM
The Colle family acquired several tracts of land adjacent to their family home during the 1880s and 1890s for the development of rental property. The family built three houses in the immediate area – 3607, 3611, and 3615 Frederic Street. Constructed . . . — — Map (db m242985) HM
Once a widely heralded destination, the
Cottage by the Sea Tavern, located
here, was part of a resort hotel complex
built by Charles Boster in 1872. A sea
captain and native of Germany, Boster
served in the U.S. Navy during the
Mexican War. . . . — — Map (db m197765) HM
Built in 1906 by Ambrose Linder for Valsin Pierre DeJean and his new wife, May Mundy, the DeJean house is one of the few remaining Queen Anne cottages in Pascagoula. The home features the original cast iron fence and many original interior features. . . . — — Map (db m122476) HM
Built in 1905 by Dr. Joseph A. Tabor, this home is Pascagoula's finest example of a Dutch Colonial Revival Residence, a rare architectural style in South Mississippi.
Dr. Tabor was born in Chicago in 1870 and relocated to New Orleans where he . . . — — Map (db m122479) HM
Constructed as the residence of Georgia
P. Kinne from portions of an earlier
structure in 1899, the house once located
here was apparently again remodeled and
enlarged by carpenter William Ladnier
following damage sustained during a . . . — — Map (db m197759) HM
Jackson County has seen many governments. The first European settlement in the Mississippi gulf coast area was at present-day Ocean Springs in 1699. The French found the area already occupied by several American Indian tribes, with the primary . . . — — Map (db m117281) HM
In tribute to
the courageous men and women
of Jackson County, Mississippi,
who fought in World War II
for the democratic ideals
which we hold so dear. — — Map (db m102311) WM
James William Buffett, known to the entertainment world as Jimmy Buffett, was born in Pascagoula on December 25, 1946. He and his family lived at his location on Roosevelt Street. Jimmy spent his early years here before eventually moving to Mobile. . . . — — Map (db m200216) HM
Invented and operated by members of pioneer Krebs family at least two decades before the Whitney gin. Family burial ground is on site of Old Spanish Fort. — — Map (db m102185) HM
Jackson County, being on the Confederate side during the American Civil War, suffered numerous incursions by Union forces. However, it was the one of April 9, 1863, which, although small by combat standards, had far-reaching import to Union . . . — — Map (db m102301) HM
Explored, 1540-1, by De Soto. Colonized first by French, 1699. Became a colony of British, 1763; Spanish, 1779. Territory organized by U.S., 1798. Became 20th. state, 1817. — — Map (db m102187) HM
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The Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues & Heritage Festival, one of the longest running blues festivals in the Deep South, was founded in 1991 by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues Commission, Inc. At the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in . . . — — Map (db m102158) HM
Pascagoula played a significant role in the national effort to win World War II. The city offered a seaport, a riverport, and a modern shipyard – the Ingalls Iron Works. As a result, the city's population grew from 6,000 to 35,000 by 1943. To handle . . . — — Map (db m242976) HM
The Orange Avenue Historic District includes nineteen architecturally significant structures on Orange and Live Oak Avenues and Frederic and Magnolia Streets. Five of the homes in the area are independently listed in the National Register of . . . — — Map (db m122478) HM
On this site on April 17, 1952, Pascagoula's newest and most modern fire truck, on its way to an emergency call collided with and was destroyed by a train called "The Hummingbird". Assistant Chief Klein Thornton, Firefighter DeWitt Monroe, and . . . — — Map (db m16546) HM
The Pascagoula River basin is the largest and last unimpeded river system in the lower 48 states.
The basin is approximately 64 miles long and 84 miles wide with 16,045 miles of rivers and streams.
The Pascagoula River is the lifeblood . . . — — Map (db m122676) HM
The Pascagoula Ice and Freezer Company
was established in the late 1880s. Its
name changed in 1903 when the one-story
brick building just north of this site
was built. It is the only example of
Mission Revival Style architecture in
Pascagoula . . . — — Map (db m102184) HM
It was the evening of October 11, 1973 when two local shipyard workers went fishing. Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker had picked their spot on the west bank of the East Pascagoula River between the railroad and Highway 90 bridge. As dusk fell a . . . — — Map (db m242988) HM
The Farnsworth Summer House was built
ca. 1898 by local lumber magnate
R. A. Farnsworth as his family's beach
cottage. The house's five rooms were
arranged in linear fashion to take
maximum advantage of the gulf breezes and
were completely . . . — — Map (db m197677) HM
The two-story wood-frame structure
once located here was constructed ca.
1900, probably from parts of an earlier
building. Its two - tiered wrap - around
gallery and French doors reflected
the Creole building traditions of the
region. Owned . . . — — Map (db m197758) HM
The original Round Island lighthouse was built in 1833 on Round Island for $5,895 by Marshall Lincoln and David Henshaw. It was constructed using methods similar to those used on the East coast rather than methods suitable for the Gulf coast and the . . . — — Map (db m102291) HM
Round Island is located in the shallow Mississippi Sound only 3 miles offshore of the entrance to the Pascagoula River. By the early 19th Century increasing coastal commerce had made the need for a lighthouse critical. This first Round Island . . . — — Map (db m102363) HM
The Round Island Lighthouse was built on the barrier island of the same name located off the mouth of the Pascagoula River. Replacing an earlier structure built in the 1830's, the lighthouse was completed in 1859 for a cost of $7,130.97. The . . . — — Map (db m102386) HM
During the American Civil War the Union forces' grand strategy, the Anaconda Plan, was to encircle and then strangle the Southern States into submission. Confederate response included the use of blockade runners that dashed through the naval . . . — — Map (db m122537) HM
Today's downtown Pascagoula used to be the town of Scranton, Mississippi, until the two towns merged in 1912. The early history of the area was marked by two fires in 1921 that leveled the downtown area.
A new fire hall was built in 1925 . . . — — Map (db m117278) HM
Jackson County is known for shipbuilding. Early settlers hand-crafted utility, fishing and local transportation boats to one-of-a-kind designs, but World War I saw explosive development of a modern industry. Dierks-Blodgett in Pascagoula, and . . . — — Map (db m102361) HM
Organized in 1819 by Dudley Brooks, a freed
slave, this congregation was originally known
as First Free Mission Baptist Church and is
among the state's oldest continuous African
American congregations. Through the years,
numerous hurricanes . . . — — Map (db m197344) HM
On July 18, the USS Grey Cloud and USS New London turned at Round Island and headed directly toward the large hotel at Pascagoula announcing their arrival by firing two shells over the hotel scattering the civilian population. Both . . . — — Map (db m122486) HM
The Longfellow House was built in 1850 by Captain Daniel Smith Graham, a wealthy New Orleans slave trader and occasional pirate. After construction the captain continued with his sea-faring duties leaving his wife to keep up the mansion. As time . . . — — Map (db m102358) HM
Round Island is easily seen three miles south of the Pascagoula River entrance. In the summer of 1849 it was the site of an event which drew attendance by soldiers of fortune from all over the South and required intervention by the President of the . . . — — Map (db m122533) HM
William Faulkner (1897-1962) is considered one of the great Southern writers. Faulkner is traditionally associated with northern Mississippi. For much of his life, Oxford, Mississippi was his home, and many of his stories were set in his fictional . . . — — Map (db m122540) HM