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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XHH_downtown-biloxi-historical_Biloxi-MS.html
The development of downtown Biloxi paralleled the economic
growth of the city. Biloxi's first economic boom occurred during the
antebellum period when daily stops by a steamboat packet between
New Orleans and Mobile turned the small village int…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XHG_biloxi-city-hall-historical_Biloxi-MS.html
The City of Biloxi adopted this building as its city hall in 1960, but it was
originally built as a combined post office, federal courthouse, and customs
house. Federal funds for the construction were secured through the efforts of
the Biloxi C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XHF_biloxis-famous-schooner-races-historical_Biloxi-MS.html
The Biloxi schooner was first and foremost the work horse of the
seafood industry, but during the summer off-season it played a role
in maritime sport and recreation. As early as the 1830s, Biloxi-built
schooners were used for fishing and trans…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XHE_point-cadet-historical_Biloxi-MS.html
Point Cadet encompasses the eastern tip of the Biloxi Peninsula. "Cadet" (pronounced Ka-day) is
the French word for junior or younger. In early records, it is shown as "Point-a-Cadda." Over time it became "Point Caddy." More recently, it has been…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XHB_biloxi-city-park-welcome-sign-historical_Biloxi-MS.html
This Biloxi welcome arch originally stood at the northeast entrance of Biloxi's old City Park, which was on the northwest corner of Reynoir Street and south of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad depot. The Biloxi Commercial Club and the City of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XHA_biloxi-cemetery-historical_Biloxi-MS.html
Historians believe that the oldest and southernmost section of the Biloxi
Cemetery was the burying place for French settlers during the early 1700s and
for generations thereafter. The first officially written record of the land on which
the cem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XH8_the-moran-site-history-historical_Biloxi-MS.html
The Moran Site is a French cemetery dating from ca. 1720-22 and is among the oldest and most significant French colonial sites in the U.S. Human remains near the site were first uncovered in 1914; stories abounded as to the identity of the skeleto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XGO_the-landing-of-pierre-lemoyne-d-iberville-historical_Biloxi-MS.html
The 17th Century struggle among the French
Spanish, and English for supremacy on the
North American continent led the Bourbon King
of France, Louis XIV to sanction an expedition
from France to the Gulf of Mexico in 1698. The
command was given…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XGK_biloxi-lighthouse-historical_Biloxi-MS.html
In 1848, the United States Lighthouse Service erected the South's first cast-iron lighthouse, in
Biloxi on a low sandy bluff overlooking the Mississippi Sound. The tower was fabricated by the
Murray and Hazelhurst Vulcan Works of Baltimore, Mary…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XGI_the-evolution-of-biloxi-tourism-historical_Biloxi-MS.html
During the early 19th Century, the Biloxi peninsula was sparsely populated
with a few French speaking families. The 1827 establishment of steamboat
service between New Orleans and Mobile, via Lake Pontchartrain, served
as a catalyst for the gro…