On Union Street, 0.1 miles east of South Necaise Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
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The 100 Men D.B.A. Hall, a longtime center of African American social life and entertainment, was built in 1922 by the One Hundred Members’ Debating Benevolent Association. Over the years the association sponsored many events and . . . — — Map (db m80992) HM
On Blaize Avenue at Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling south on Blaize Avenue.
The studio of Carter Church (1943-2018), best
known for his elaborate Mardi Gras costumes,
was located here. In addition to creating
costumes for Mardi Gras royal courts, Church
and his husband, artist Yancy Pogue, played
prominent roles in the . . . — — Map (db m243136) HM
On North Beach Road at North 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west on North Beach Road.
Located in the northern part of Bay St. Louis, the area known as Cedar Point developed in the late 1880s when G.W. Dunbar and Sons built a seafood cannery near the end of Dunbar Avenue. In 1909, the Peerless Oyster Co. opened at the present-day site . . . — — Map (db m187779) HM
On North Beach Boulevard north of Boardman Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Located here was a two-story, French Creole house, with two-tiered galleries. Although construction may have begun prior to the War of 1812, the house was not completed until 1828. Situated on a large plantation, with Sea Island cotton its . . . — — Map (db m108380) HM
On Main Street near Federal Street, on the right when traveling west.
First established as the Elim Baptist Church in 1858, this congregation was dissolved in 1877 and revitalized in April 1896 as First Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. O.D. Bowen. The church moved to this location on Main Street in October . . . — — Map (db m108381) HM
On Sycamore Street at Blaize Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Sycamore Street.
First Missionary Baptist Church, organized in
the home of Alexander Fox in 1877, was the
first Baptist congregation in Bay St. Louis.
The original church building was located
on Keller Street. After purchasing land
on Sycamore Street, the . . . — — Map (db m243137) HM
On South Beach Boulevard at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on South Beach Boulevard.
Hancock County Bank opened on October 9, 1899. Weeks later the bank's board of directors purchased this property at the corner of Main Street and South Beach as the site of a new headquarters. Bay St. Louis's first two-story brick building, the . . . — — Map (db m108455) HM
On North Beach Boulevard at Ulman Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Beach Boulevard.
On Dec. 14, 1814, five U.S. gunboats fired on a British fleet entering Lake Borgne. Their action was the last naval defense of the U.S. before the victory of General Andrew Jackson at New Orleans. — — Map (db m78939) HM
On South 2nd Street north of City Park Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Shieldsborough, now Bay St. Louis,
was founded in 1699 as a French
settlement. The area was claimed
by Spain in 1763 and then by the
British in 1780. Named for Thomas
Shields, who was an early settler,
Shieldsborough was incorporated
on . . . — — Map (db m243133) HM
On this site stood the "Spanish Customs House," perhaps the oldest structure in Bay St. Louis. The house is believed to have been built by French colonist Hyacinth Caron in 1787. The date of construction is based on an inscription in the . . . — — Map (db m108576) HM
On South Beach Boulevard near Union Street, on the right when traveling south.
Established 1847 by Bishop J.J. Chanche, S.S., first Bishop of Natchez. Mother church of Hancock County, third oldest Catholic parish on the Gulf Coast and fifth oldest in Mississippi. — — Map (db m108548) HM
On North Beach Boulevard north of Nicholson Drive, on the right when traveling south.
The summer home of George and Eliza Jane Poitevent Nicholson, locally known as "Fort" Nicholson, was located here. Better known as "Pearl Rivers." Eliza Nicholson (1849-1896) was a poet, writer, and published of the New Orleans . . . — — Map (db m108581) HM
On Main Street at Gex Street, on the right on Main Street.
Born in Maine, 1793, Hancock Co. judge. Served in Miss. House of Representatives, 1827 - 29. Pres. of St. Const. Conven., 1832. Elected judge of High Court of Errors and Appeals, 1837. Died 1840. — — Map (db m80400) HM
On U.S. 90 at Seminary Drive, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 90.
Founded 1920 in Greenville, Miss., by Divine Word Missionaries. Moved to Bay St. Louis, 1923. Oldest existing Catholic seminary in Miss. for training of young men as missionary brothers & priests. — — Map (db m81044) HM
On South Beach Boulevard, 0.2 miles south of Court Street, on the right when traveling south.
On January 7, 1855, a Catholic parochial school was established on this site by the Sisters of St. Joseph who came to Bay St. Louis from Bourg, France at the request of Reverend Louis Stanislaus Buteux, first pastor of Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic . . . — — Map (db m108514) HM
On South Beach Boulevard east of Union Street, on the right when traveling east.
Founded 1854, by Brothers of the Sacred Heart. Oldest institution of learning on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. On Beach Boulevard, facing the Gulf, the school became college preparatory in 1923. — — Map (db m108379) HM
On Interstate 10 at milepost 2,, 1 mile west of 607 (Mississippi Highway 607), on the right when traveling east.
In 1860, John Deason, a Mexican War Veteran, organized a militia company here. The "Gainesville Volunteers" entered Confederate service in 1861 as Co. G. of the Third Mississippi Infantry. During the Civil War the unit served in the Gulf Coast . . . — — Map (db m8755) HM
Near Discovery Circle, 0.5 miles west of State Highway 607, on the right when traveling west.
Developed by Rocketdyne, five F-1 engines powered the S-1C first stage of the Saturn V rocket that launched humans to the moon during the Apollo Program and later to the orbiting Skylab spacecraft. The F-1, with 1,522,000 pounds of thrust, is the . . . — — Map (db m107962) HM
On Discovery Circle, 0.5 miles west of State Highway 607, on the right when traveling west.
Developed by Rocketdyne, the H-1 rocket engine burned liquid oxygen and propellant RP-1, a kerosene derivative. A cluster of eight H-1 engines powered the Saturn S-1B rocket's first stage, providing a total of 1.6 million pounds of thrust. — — Map (db m107987) HM
On Discovery Circle, 0.5 miles west of State Highway 607, on the right when traveling west.
It took technology for our natural occurring species to take wings and leave the earth. This sculpture is yet another gift to the people of the Mississippi Coast from renowned artist Marlin Miller and his son, Preston. All of the metal was . . . — — Map (db m108139) HM
On Shuttle Parkway (State Highway 607) near Old Highway 43, on the left when traveling north.
In 1961 President John F. Kennedy announced plans to send humans to the moon. NASA selected this site for an engine testing facility for the Apollo Moon program. During its construction in 1963, nearly 6,100 workers began building three . . . — — Map (db m107881) HM
On Logtown/Possum Walk Trail, 1.5 miles west of State Highway 604, on the right when traveling west.
Founded here in 1848, Logtown was home to the Weston Lumber Company, founded in 1889, which became one of the largest lumber milling operations in the United States during the 1920s. By 1961 the last 250 residents were removed to make way for the . . . — — Map (db m107866) HM
On Logtown/Possum Walk Trail, 1.5 miles west of State Highway 604, on the right when traveling west.
In the early 1900's, there were 2,000-3,000 residents of Logtown. There was a two-story general store, company offices, homes built in rustic versions of the popular Queen Anne style, a public school with classes through 12th grade, several wooden . . . — — Map (db m107883) HM
Near Interstate 10 at milepost 2,, 0.5 miles west of State Highway 607, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
During the 1960s, this vehicle was used as a trainer by the Apollo astronauts for their moon missions. "The Eagle has landed," said astronaut Neil Armstrong as he and Buzz Aldrin descended in their Lunar Lander onto the lunar surface, . . . — — Map (db m108365) HM
On Napoleon Boat Launch Road, 0.7 miles west of Old Napoleon-Westonia Road, on the left when traveling west.
The town of Napoleon was first
settled here in 1767 as a 640-acre
British land grant to John Claudius
Favre. In 1861 it was sold to Simon
Favre, who built his home and
businesses here. Residents were
relocated in 1961 to make way for . . . — — Map (db m197250) HM
Near Discovery Circle, 0.5 miles west of State Highway 607, on the right when traveling west.
The SOC-R is designed as a high speed boat with ample weapons and equipment capacity. Its primary mission is insertion/extraction of SEALs into a low-to-medium threat environment in a riverine area. Secondary missions include providing fire . . . — — Map (db m107880) HM
Near Discovery Circle, 0.5 miles west of State Highway 604, on the right when traveling west.
NOAA completed the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) array for the detection of El Niño and La Niña in the Pacific Ocean in 1994 after 10 years of development in which NOAA deployed 400 buoys on 83 separate cruises. Today, NOAA and the Japanese . . . — — Map (db m107882) HM
Near Discovery Circle, 0.5 miles west of State Highway 607, on the right when traveling west.
In 1995, NOAA began the development of the Deep-ocean Assessment and Detection of Tsunami (DART) system to provide better warnings for tsunami-prone communities. Until 2004, the U.S. operated 6 systems in the Pacific Ocean, however the network has . . . — — Map (db m107875) HM
On State Highway 607, 1 mile south of Old US Highway 11, on the right when traveling south.
The town of Santa Rosa, once
located here, encompassed stores,
a church, a post office, the one-
room Aaron Academy, and Turtle
Skin Cemetery. Its residents were
relocated in 1961 to make way
for the buffer zone needed for
engine testing at . . . — — Map (db m149621) HM
On U.S. 90, 0.1 miles east of Baltic Street, on the right when traveling east.
Located at this site, Brown's Vineyard, established 1874, was a popular resort during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The wine, produced on site from scuppernong grapes, was marketed and sold across the United States. The vineyard, which . . . — — Map (db m49061) HM
On Coleman Avenue south of South Central Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In appreciation and gratitude to all who gave their time, energy, and money to help us recover from Hurricane Camille. On August 17, 1969 our city was devastated, but those who cared came to her rescue. — — Map (db m108426) HM
On South Beach Boulevard south of Brown Road, on the right when traveling south.
Originally called the Gulfside Chatauqua and Camp Meeting Ground, Gulfside was founded in 1923 by Robert E. Jones, the first black Methodist Bishop. At the time, it was the only resort in the Gulf Region open to black Methodists. In 1980, Gulfside . . . — — Map (db m108598) HM
On Coleman Avenue near South Central Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Never has there been such a volunteer effort than was shown after Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. We thank all who came to our aid and gave us hope and help after the devastation of this storm. May God Bless. — — Map (db m108392) HM
The home of Andrew Jackson, Jr., a nephew and the adopted son of President Jackson, was located here. Jackson and his wife Sarah, who named the plantation, lived here just before the Civil War. The Jacksons sold the property in 1861. The house, . . . — — Map (db m108577) HM
On North Beach Boulevard, 0.2 miles south of Whispering Pines Drive, on the right when traveling south.
According to local tradition, the "Pirate House," located here, was built as early as 1802 and was frequented by famed pirate Jean Lafitte and his associates. Later remodeled as a Greek Revival structure, the house is believed to have a secret . . . — — Map (db m108459) HM
