Biloxi and Gulfport are both the county seat for Harrison County
Pass Christian is in Harrison County
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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
