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First european settlers, Nicholas and Marianne Ladner, built a home in 1788 near Bear Point. Area first called "the chimneys" by coastal mariners after the landmark chimneys on the Ladner home. The village that developed in the . . . — — Map (db m81052) HM
Oldest commercial building on Jeff Davis Avenue. Built in 1924 by Hancock County Bank as its second branch. Located in Long Beach primarily to serve this area's growing truck farming industry. Because of the Great Depression, the branch was moved in . . . — — Map (db m81049) HM
In 1788, Nicholas and Marianne Ladner became the first Europeans to settle in this area. Their log house, know as "The Chimneys", was used as a navigation point for boats traveling from Mobile to New Orleans. After Nicholas's death, the Spanish . . . — — Map (db m81001) HM
In 1788, Nicholas and Marianne Ladner became the first Europeans to settle in this area. Their log house, know as "The Chimneys," was used as a navigation point for boats traveling from Mobile to New Orleans. After Nicholas's death, the Spanish . . . — — Map (db m81002) HM
Interested Baptists met April 15, 1909, in town's
central school, one block north, and organized
with 21 charter members. Dr. Webb Brame, Baptist
missionary-chaplain, called as first pastor. Worship
services during first year held at City Hall. . . . — — Map (db m243120) HM
I was a sapling when Columbus sailed into the
Caribbean and was fully grown by Napoleon's
reign. I am now over five centuries old. I have
sheltered Indians, pirates and college students.
I am called Friendship Oak. Those who enter my . . . — — Map (db m122570) HM
Founded 1921 by Colonel J. C. Hardy Gulf Park
College provided unique educational experiences
for young women at the secondary and junior
college level. The college enjoyed fifty years of
operation as an educational institution filled with . . . — — Map (db m122384) HM
Hurricane Katrina
Considered one of the three most intense hurricanes to hit the United States. On Sunday, August 29, 2005, the Category 3 storm nearly devastated the City of Long Beach. Storm surge exceeded 28 feet. Six lives lost and 60 . . . — — Map (db m122391) HM
Organized by Rev. Hervey McDowell, Evangelist
for Meridian Presbytery, as a Home Mission
church with 17 charter members. Organizational
meeting in Methodist Church with services held
there until building completed 1912 on site given
by . . . — — Map (db m122393) HM
This site given by Harper McCaughan in 1885 for school purposes only. W. J. Quarles began teaching 11 children in his home on Railroad Street (1884-1886). One room wood-frame school erected 1886, enlarged 1887. First brick building built 1906. . . . — — Map (db m81000) HM
Dedicated to the
memory of our sons
who made the
supreme sacrifice in
World War II
★
Nathan Y. Conn
Edwin B. Davis
Harold W. Ervin
Thomas J. Gotliboski
David F. Hayes
O'Nick Nazaretain
O. Bernard Reeves . . . — — Map (db m122682) WM
Rev. Dan Travis organizing pastor. First church
erected in 1895 (Rev. W. H. Walker, pastor) served
as both church and school for this community.
After storm damage a second church was erected
in 1927, School continued in church until 1928 . . . — — Map (db m122372) HM
St. Mary's Seminary of Perry County, Missouri, purchased land formerly owned by the Thomas family for a new church in 1904. The church was dedicated and staffed by Vincentian Priests in 1905. St. Thomas the Apostle was established as a parish on . . . — — Map (db m81005) HM
Arrival of L&N Railroad in 1880's made possible Long Beach's development as a truck farming center. James Thomas and W. J. Quarles in 1884 began truck farm industry by raising and shipping green beans to northern markets. During next 25 years, over . . . — — Map (db m81047) HM
Outgrowth of interdenominational Sunday School
Class begun by Mrs. Fannie Donavan. Organized
as Scott's Station Methodist Church, Rev. Joseph
Nicholson first pastor. Land for first church given
by Henry Ware in 1879. Only Protestant church . . . — — Map (db m122373) HM
Fifteen Long Beach mothers began meeting weekly
in 1942 to pray for their sons and daughters
serving in the Armed Forces. They, organized
into the Long Beach War Memorial Association
in 1945 and began raising money for a memorial.
They . . . — — Map (db m122378) HM
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The histories of blues and jazz are often traced along separate pathways, but, especially on the Gulf Coast, the two genres were intertwined from the earliest days. Blues was a key element in the music of Pass Christian’s . . . — — Map (db m80991) HM
In 1787 delegates from the 13
original states met in Philadelphia
and wrote the Constitution at
a convention in which
George Washington
was chosen the presiding officer. — — Map (db m81110) HM
Adopted by the
Continental Congress in Philadelphia
on July, 4, 1776
The 13 Original Colonies were Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire,
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North . . . — — Map (db m81113) HM
Built by John Backe of New Orleans in 1851. Here in 1913 Pres. Woodrow Wilson and family spent winter vacation as guests of the owner, Miss Alice Herndon. — — Map (db m80997) HM
Built in 1928, this school for African American
students in Pass Christian was funded by
public and private money, including the
Rosenwald Foundation. First known as the
Harrison County Training School, the name
was changed to honor a former . . . — — Map (db m243128) HM
Born and raised in Pass Christian, Lawrence
Guyot Jr. learned about voter discrimination
and began registering citizens to vote while
a student at Tougaloo College. He became a
leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee in . . . — — Map (db m243122) HM
National Register
of Historic Places
Built in 1849 for Harold Payne as a
four room Coast cottage. Altered and
expanded in 1893 and 1904.
Abandoned after Hurricane Camille.
Bought, restored and expanded in
1989 by Dr. and . . . — — Map (db m81054) HM
Built in 1936, the Old Pass Christian High School was located here. Designed by the local architectural firm of Shaw and Woleben, the main school building was a one-story, U-shaped brick building with a columned Federalesque entrance portico and a . . . — — Map (db m243131) HM
Dedicated on March 5, 1911, Our Mother of
Mercy Catholic Church began as a mission for
Pass Christian's African American community.
who had attended St. Paul's Catholic Church
since 1844. First known as St. Philomena, the
church was established . . . — — Map (db m243126) HM
Built ca. 1855 by Pierre Saucier, whose son was later mayor of Pass Christian, the two-story Greek Revival House located here had a central temple-like portico and square-columned galleries spanning its facade, and an octagonal Gothic Revival . . . — — Map (db m81033) HM
Due to the large number of 19th and early 20th century mansions once located here, Pass Christian's Scenic Drive was heralded as "The Newport of the South." Composed of architecturally significant vacation villas set among live oaks, this National . . . — — Map (db m81042) HM
The Stars and Stripes originated
as a result of a resolution
offered by the Marine Committee
of the Second Continental Congress
at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and
adopted June 14, 1777. — — Map (db m81111) HM
The National Anthem
was written by
Francis Scott Key
during the bombardment of
Fort McHenry
Baltimore, Maryland
on
September 13-14, 1814 — — Map (db m81114) HM
These grounds, from September 16, 1942 to March 21, 1950, were the site of the Pass Christian United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps Basic School.
From here and the sister school at San Mateo, California, over 6000 undergraduates of the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m86086) HM
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