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 on the Biloxi
side. While the east strip steered the cultural evolution of early
D'Iberville. this one created the early town: Quave, then Lazarus,
Seymour, Back Bay, North Biloxi and finally D'Iberville. The
town's road was Ramsey, (Central today). Pierre Quave had the
first general store, which closed during the "Civil War" because
he and his sons joined the CSA. Afterward, the Seymours and
Quaves spearheaded growth, only interrupted by the 1893 hurricane.
Erection of the first wooden "traffic" bridge in 1901, spurred
rapid growth. Twenty-five years later the famous Old Spanish
Trail was completed when the new concrete Back Bay Bridge
was dedicated. The town boomed during and after WWII: Seafood
factories, variety stores, bakeries, medical offices, pharmacies,
service stations, taverns, cafes, cleaners, shoe repairs, barber
and beauty shops, theater, hardware, feed stores, et al. The
1947 hurricane set back development. As people moved farther
inland, away from high waters, stagnation ensued. Hurricanes
Camille (1969) and Katrina (2005) closed the old town forever.
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