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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21DH_tao-buoy_Pearlington-MS.html
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 go…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21DG_logtown-cemetery-and-possum-walk_Pearlington-MS.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21DB_tsunami-buoy_Pearlington-MS.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21D5_logtown_Pearlington-MS.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JAZ_st-augustines-seminary_Bay-Saint-Louis-MS.html
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.
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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 also ren…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IXF_publius-rutilius-rufus-pray_Bay-Saint-Louis-MS.html
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.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HWM_naval-battle-of-bay-st-louis_Bay-St.-Louis-MS.html
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.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX3H_browns-vineyard_Waveland-MS.html
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 a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5J8_gainesville-volunteers_Pearlington-MS.html
In 1860, Mark Deason, a Mexican War Veteran, organized a militia compnay 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 reg…