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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Harrison County, Mississippi
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| Near Porter Avenue at Beach Boulevard (Highway 90). |
| | 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 |
| On Bayview Avenue at Porter Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Bayview Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| Near Beach Boulevard 0.2 miles west of Brady Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On U.S. 90 near Main Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Porter Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Beach Boulevard. |
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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 |
| On Main Street at Murray Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
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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 |
| Near Irish Hill Drive east of Caldwell Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| On Lameuse Street south of Jackson Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Beach Boulevard. |
| | 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 |
| On Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Porter Avenue on Beach Boulevard. |
| | 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 |
| On U.S. 90 at Porter Avenue on U.S. 90. Reported missing. |
| | 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 |
| On Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Porter Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Beach Boulevard. |
| | 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 |
| Near Lameuse Street south of Water Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| Near Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) 0.2 miles west of Oak Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Keller Avenue at Jenkins Lane, on the right when traveling north on Keller Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| On Main Street at Beach Boulevard (Route 90), on the right when traveling south on Main Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Howard Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Howard Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| On Main Street at Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90), on the right when traveling south on Main Street. |
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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 |
| On Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Bellman Street, on the right when traveling west on Beach Boulevard. |
| | 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 U.S. 90 at Porter Avenue, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 90. |
| | 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 |
| On Cadet Street at East 1st Street on Cadet Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Bellman Street, on the right when traveling west on Beach Boulevard. |
| | 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 |
| Near Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) 0.2 miles west of Oak Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Howard Avenue east of Reynoir Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Caldwell Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Beach Boulevard. |
| | 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 |
| Near Porter Avenue at Beach Boulevard (Highway 90). |
| | 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 |
| Near Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Porter Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| Near Main Street at Beach Boulevard (Highway 90). |
| | 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 |
| On Main Street. at Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90), on the right when traveling south on Main Street.. |
| | 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 |
| On Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Beach Boulevard. |
| | 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 |
| On Porter Avenue at Beach Boulevard (Highway 90), on the right when traveling north on Porter Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| On Bayview Avenue 0.5 miles from Interstate 110, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| Near Beach Boulevard at Porter Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Division Street at Elmer Street, on the right when traveling east on Division Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Cadet Street at East 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on Cadet Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Beach Boulevard (Highway 90) at Porter Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Beach Boulevard. |
| | 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 |
| Near Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Porter Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On East First Street at Myrtle Street on East First Street. |
| | 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 |
| Near Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Porter Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| Near Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Porter Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| Near Rue Magnolia at Water Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| Near Porter Avenue at Beach Boulevard (Highway 90). |
| | 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 |
| Near Porter Avenue near Beach Boulevard (Highway 90). |
| | 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 |
| On East Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Kuhn Street, on the right when traveling west on East Beach Boulevard. |
| | 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 |
| On East Beach Boulevard west of Oak Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Bellman Street, on the right when traveling west on Beach Boulevard. |
| | 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 |
| On Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at White Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Beach Boulevard. |
| | 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 |
| Near Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Main Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Woolmarket Road at Old Highway 67 (Old Mississippi Highway 67), on the right when traveling east on Woolmarket Road. |
| | 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 |
| On Church Avenue at Gorenflo Road, on the right when traveling south on Church Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| Near Church Avenue at Gorenflo Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
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 |
| On Bay Shore Drive at Boney Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Bay Shore Drive. |
| | 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 |
| On Santa Cruz Avenue at Bay Shore Drive, on the right when traveling south on Santa Cruz Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| On Central Avenue 0.1 miles south of Bay Shore Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On Race Track Road at Central Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Race Track Road. |
| | 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 |
| On Central Avenue 0.1 miles south of Bay Shore Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On 7th Avenue north of Moran Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On Central Avenue at West Race Track Road, on the right when traveling south on Central Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| On Jones Park Drive 0.2 miles east of 25th Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Southpark Drive 0.1 miles south of Seaway Road, on the right when traveling south. |
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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 |
| On 38th Avenue at 19th Street, on the right when traveling south on 38th Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| On Cowan Road (State Highway 605) 0.1 miles north of East Pass Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On Beach Drive at Anniston Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Beach Drive. |
| | This preparatory school for boys was founded in 1912. The senior division campus, closed in 1951, is now the site of the Armed Forces Retirement Home-Gulfport, formerly known as the United States Naval Home. The junior division campus, closed in . . . — — Map (db m68452) HM |
| On Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard at Arkansas Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard. |
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Gulfport was once home to an active blues and rhythm & blues scene, particularly here in the North Gulfport area. Jaimoe, famed drummer with the Allman Brothers Band, was raised in Gulfport, as was the band’s onetime bassist . . . — — Map (db m80990) HM |
| On U.S. 90 at 8th Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 90. |
| | Near this spot on April 17 and April 24, 1960, Gulfport NAACP president Dr. Felix Dunn and his family joined in peaceful "wade-in" demonstrations to challenge the laws denying African-Americans use of the beach. Gulfport police officers removed the . . . — — Map (db m68450) HM |
| On East Pass Road at Monet Street, on the right when traveling east on East Pass Road. |
| | N.1 mi. Founded c. 1800. Famed, 1840-1900, for foundries, sawmills & shipyard; Coast's first newspaper, "Democrat" (1846); and many fine academies. Here Jeff. Davis attended Polar Star Lodge, founded in 1852. — — Map (db m81006) HM |
| On East Pass Road at Bridge Street, on the right when traveling west on East Pass Road. |
| | Organized November 18, 1877, by the New Orleans Presbytery. The present church building was erected in 1891 on the site of the original building which was destroyed by fire in 1889. — — Map (db m81007) HM |
| On 23rd Avenue at 19th Street, on the right when traveling south on 23rd Avenue. |
| |
"In Memory of our
Confederate Dead" — — Map (db m102155) WM |
| On East Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at 15th Street, on the right when traveling west on East Beach Boulevard. |
| | The Ionic-columned, neoclassical house that once stood here was originally built ca. 1900 by T.G.B. Kellier and was later owned by Edward Sternberg, southeastern claims and litigation manager for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. In 1999, "The . . . — — Map (db m68459) HM |
| On Courthouse Road at 16th Street, on the right when traveling south on Courthouse Road. |
| | On site of old Harrison County Court House
where at age 80 he made this famed speech
— To the —
young men of Mississippi which stands
out as this great American's crowning service
to the United States through its . . . — — Map (db m81014) HM |
| On Courthouse Road at 16th Street, on the right when traveling south on Courthouse Road. |
| | Constructed in 1893 as part of the Harrison County Circuit Clerk's office, the "Old Courthouse," located here, was a two-story, red brick edifice. It was the last remaining structure associated with a complex of courthouse buildings in Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m81011) HM |
| On 15th Street at 20th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 15th Street. |
| | The Gulfport High School, built in 1923 by architect N. W. Overstreet, replaced two earlier schools built in 1899 and 1905, both of which burned. Opened in 1924 at a new location on 15th Street, the school was converted to a junior high in 1977 due . . . — — Map (db m102167) HM |
| On Jones Park Drive 0.2 miles east of 25th Avenue. |
| | 12 miles south of the mainland lies emerald waters and sugar white sand. Site of economic and military conquest by the Spanish in the 1500s and the French in 1699, the British in the 1700s, and the Union Army in 1861. Site of Civil War Fort . . . — — Map (db m102170) HM |
| On East Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) at Church Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Beach Boulevard. |
| | St. Mark's Episcopal Church, once located here, was organized as a mission parish in 1846. Originally a simple rectangular frame building with twin front doors. The church was altered and enlarged over the years and was moved from its original . . . — — Map (db m81009) HM |
| On 13th Street at 25th Avenue (U.S. 49), in the median on 13th Street. |
| | On April 20, 1925, the Magnolia Route opened with a forty-hour, 1,000 mile endurance drive from Gulfport to Chicago. This route was designed to bring more commerce and tourism to Mississippi. — — Map (db m80995) HM |
| On Friendship Oak Circle north of Avenue of the Oaks, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
I am called the Friendship Oak
Those who enter my shadow will
remain friends through
all their lifetime. — — Map (db m122569) HM |
| On Friendship Oak Circle north of Avenue of the Oaks. |
| | Designed in the Mission Revival style by New Orleans
Architect, Rathbone Emile DeBuys and built by Chevally &
Fursden Contractors of Gulfport, the Administration
Building was one of the first buildings constructed for the
Gulf Park College . . . — — Map (db m122568) HM |
| On Pineville Road east of Beeline Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Second oldest church in Long Beach. Organized April 24, 1880 as Bethel Baptist Church affiliated with the Hobolochitta Association by Baptist Missionary J.P. Johnston and several members of the "Sunshine Church" (established by R. W. Conn in the . . . — — Map (db m122371) HM |
| On Beach Boulevard West (U.S. 90) at Boggs Drive, on the right when traveling west on Beach Boulevard West. |
| | Thomas Hale Boggs (1914-1972). U.S. Congressman from La. for 28 years, was born in the family home built on this site in 1875. The son of Wm. & Claire Hale Boggs, Rep. Boggs served as House Majority Leader, 1971-72. — — Map (db m80996) HM |
| On Jeff Davis Avenue at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on Jeff Davis Avenue. |
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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 |
| On Jeff Davis Avenue at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Jeff Davis Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| On Beach Boulevard East (U.S. 90) 0.1 miles west of East Azalea Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Beach Boulevard East (U.S. 90) at Gulf View Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Beach Boulevard East. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue of the Oaks at Friendship Oak Circle, on the left when traveling east on Avenue of the Oaks. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue of the Oaks east of Gulf Park Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Jeff Davis Avenue north of East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
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 |
| On East 2nd Street west of South Burke Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Jeff Davis Avenue at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Jeff Davis Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| On Church Avenue north of Pine Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
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 |
| On Church Street 0.1 miles from North Lang Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Beach Boulevard East (U.S. 90) 0.1 miles west of Beach Park Place, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Klondyke Road at North Cleveland Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Klondyke Road. |
| | 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 |
| On Pine Street at West 1st Street, on the right when traveling south on Pine Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Pine Street south of West 1st Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On East Scenic Drive at Davis Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Scenic Drive. |
| |
Front
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 |
| Near East Scenic Drive 0.1 miles west of Fleitas Avenue. |
| |
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 |
| Near East Scenic Drive at Fleitas Avenue. |
| |
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 |
| On East Scenic Drive at Lang Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Scenic Drive. |
| | 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 |
| Near East Scenic Drive at Fleitas Avenue. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m81115) HM |
| On East Scenic Drive 0.1 miles west of Menge Avenue. |
| |
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 |
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