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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XKB_the-longfellow-house-historical_Pascagoula-MS.html
The Longfellow House was built in 1850 by Captain Daniel Smith Graham, a wealthy New Orleans slave trader and occasional pirate. After construction the captain continued with his sea-faring duties leaving his wife to keep up the mansion. As time p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XKA_camp-twiggs-and-the-military-asylum-1849-1855-historical_Pascagoula-MS.html
Camp Twiggs was named in honor of Army General David E. Twiggs, the commanding general of the Western Division, the geographical area of the southeast U.S. in 1849. Twiggs replaced Zachary
Taylor when Taylor was elected President in November, 184…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XK9_camp-lawson-military-hospital-on-greenwood-island-1848-historical_Pascagoula-MS.html
Named in honor of Thomas Lawson, the Surgeon General of the Army, it was staffed by the Chief Medical Officer of Twiggs' Brigade, Surgeon John B. Porter, and Assistant Surgeons Glover Perin and Lyman Stone, U.S. Army. Located on the southern point…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XK8_shipbuilding-in-jackson-county-historical_Pascagoula-MS.html
Jackson County is known for shipbuilding. Early settlers hand-crafted utility, fishing and local transportation boats to one-of-a-kind designs, but World War I saw explosive development of a modern industry. Dierks-Blodgett in Pascagoula, and Dant…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XK5_round-island-lighthouse-historical_Pascagoula-MS.html
Round Island is located in the shallow Mississippi Sound only 3 miles offshore of the entrance to the Pascagoula River. By the early 19th Century increasing coastal commerce had made the need for a lighthouse critical. This first Round Island ligh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XIE_louisiana-native-guard-attacks-pascagoula-historical_Pascagoula-MS.html
Jackson County, being on the Confederate side during the American Civil War, suffered numerous incursions by Union forces. However, it was the one of April 9, 1863, which, although small by combat standards, had far-reaching import to Union milita…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XID_camp-jefferson-davis-soldiers-return-from-the-mexican-war-1848-historical_Pascagoula-MS.html
After the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in February, 1848, ending the Mexican War, 80,000 US Troops returned to the US for reassignment or discharge. To alleviate the crowded port conditions of New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Mobile, and St…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XIB_jackson-county-wwii-memorial-a-war-memorial_Pascagoula-MS.html
In tribute to
the courageous men and women
of Jackson County, Mississippi,
who fought in World War II
for the democratic ideals
which we hold so dear.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XI8_black-union-sailors-settled-in-moss-point-historical_Moss-Point-MS.html
Only now are historians recognizing the extent Black soldiers and sailors, both slave and free, played in the American Civil War of 1861-1865. After the war ended some of these men made their home in Moss Point. In the area, now surrounding Charlo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XI7_round-island-lighthouse-historical_Pascagoula-MS.html
The original Round Island lighthouse was built in 1833 on Round Island for $5,895 by Marshall Lincoln and David Henshaw. It was constructed using methods similar to those used on the East coast rather than methods suitable for the Gulf coast and t…