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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ATD_captain-h-h-colle-house_Pascagoula-MS.html
The Captain H.H. Colle House is a center-hall style cottage. It dates from 1880 making it one of the oldest surviving structures from old Scranton (Pascagoula). Typical of home construction of this time period, the walls are horizontal wood boards…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AQA_ocean-springs-blues_Ocean-Springs-MS.html
Front Music has been an integral component of Ocean Springs' legacy as a coastal cradle of the arts and a sponsor of festive celebrations. Notable African-American musicians born in Ocean Springs include Jaimoe (Johnnie Lee Johnson), who was in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27H5_scrantons_Pascagoula-MS.html
Today's downtown Pascagoula used to be the town of Scranton, Mississippi, until the two towns merged in 1912. The early history of the area was marked by two fires in 1921 that leveled the downtown area. A new fire hall was built in 1925 with t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27H4_jackson-county-government_Pascagoula-MS.html
Jackson County has seen many governments. The first European settlement in the Mississippi gulf coast area was at present-day Ocean Springs in 1699. The French found the area already occupied by several American Indian tribes, with the primary one…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM229P_charnley-norwood-house-bon-silene_Ocean-Springs-MS.html
Designed in 1890 by Chicago architect Louis Sullivan (known as the "Father of the Skyscraper") and his young draftsman, Frank Lloyd Wright, this was the vacation home of James Charnley and later Fredrick Norwood, both Chicago lumber magnates. The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XKS_honoring-us-merchant-marine-historical_Moss-Point-MS.html
Dangerous missions World War II approximately 8,700 mariners were killed at sea, approximately 11,000 wounded 604 prisoners 60 died in prison camps The Merchant Maines have delivered the goods when and where needed in operations and a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XKR_pow-prisoners-of-war-a-war-memorial_Moss-Point-MS.html
World War Two Nathan Allen, Albert Broussard, Frank Dethloff, James D. Gautier, Harold Goff, James Caire, William Johnson, James Kelly, Guy Krebs, Claude Martin, Bob Sieznger, Maurice Tanner, Mitch Varcereaux, Erwin Wells, John Yocum, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XKQ_honoring-women-in-the-military-a-war-memorial_Moss-Point-MS.html
Army Nurse Corps, Est. Jan. 2, 1901 Navy Nurse Corps, Est. May 13, 1908 WAAC/WAC, (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps) Army, Est. May 15, 1942. July 1, 1943 The word auxiliary was dropped and merged into the WAC (Woman's Army Corps) WAFS (Wom…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XKP_round-island-lighthouse-historical_Pascagoula-MS.html
The Round Island Lighthouse was built on the barrier island of the same name located off the mouth of the Pascagoula River. Replacing an earlier structure built in the 1830's, the lighthouse was completed in 1859 for a cost of $7,130.97. The light…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XKN_home-front-world-war-ii-historical_Moss-Point-MS.html
During World War II the home front played an important role of support for the fighting men and women in addition to protecting themselves and making sacrifices of the things that were taken for granted. Rosie the Riveter became a house…
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