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Nearby Marble Springs markers.
 
By Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017
The Marble Springs no longer flow here.
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1 ► Mississippi, Jackson County, Ocean Springs — Marble Springs —
On Iberville Drive east of Ames Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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
2 ► Mississippi, Jackson County, Ocean Springs — Marble Springs —
On Iberville Drive east of Ames Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Marble Springs Park History Sawmill Operators, James Lynch and Reverend P.P. Bowen (Tidewater Baptist Church) first discovered the mineral springs on the south bank of Old Fort Bayou in 1852 after noticing a small stream which left some . . . — — Map (db m290182) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026