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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21QK_hurricane-katrina_Waveland-MS.html
Never has there been such a volunteer effort than was shown after Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. We thank all who came to our aid and gave us hope and help after the devastation of this storm. May God Bless.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21QD_st-stanislaus-college_Bay-Saint-Louis-MS.html
Founded 1854, by Brothers of the Sacred Heart. Oldest institution of learning on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. On Beach Boulevard, facing the Gulf, the school became college preparatory in 1923.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21QC_elmwood-manor_Bay-Saint-Louis-MS.html
Located here was a two-story, French Creole house, with two-tiered galleries. Although construction may have begun prior to the War of 1812, the house was not completed until 1828. Situated on a large plantation, with Sea Island cotton its princip…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21QB_first-baptist-church-of-bay-st-louis_Bay-Saint-Louis-MS.html
First established as the Elim Baptist Church in 1858, this congregation was dissolved in 1877 and revitalized in April 1896 as First Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. O.D. Bowen. The church moved to this location on Main Street in Octobe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21Q1_lunar-lander_Pearlington-MS.html
During the 1960s, this vehicle was used as a trainerby the Apollo astronauts for their moon missions."The Eagle has landed," said astronaut Neil Armstrong as he and Buzz Aldrin descended in their Lunar Lander onto the lunar surface, becoming the f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21KU_infinity-eagle_Pearlington-MS.html
It took technology for our natural occurring species to take wingsand leave the earth.This sculpture is yet another gift to the people of the Mississippi Coast fromrenowned artist Marlin Miller and his son, Preston. All of the metal was fabricated…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21FX_h-1-rocket-engine_Pearlington-MS.html
Developed by Rocketdyne, the H-1 rocket engine burned liquid oxygen and propellant RP-1, a kerosene derivative. A cluster of eight H-1 engines powered the Saturn S-1B rocket's first stage, providing a total of 1.6 million pounds of thrust.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21F5_f-1-rocket-engine_Pearlington-MS.html
Developed by Rocketdyne, five F-1 engines powered the S-1C first stage of the Saturn V rocket that launched humans to the moon during the Apollo Program and later to the orbiting Skylab spacecraft. The F-1, with 1,522,000 pounds of thrust, is the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21DV_special-operations-craft-riverine_Pearlington-MS.html
The SOC-R is designed as a high speed boat with ample weapons and equipment capacity. Its primary mission is insertion/extraction of SEALs into a low-to-medium threat environment in a riverine area. Secondary missions include providing fire suppor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21DI_john-c-stennis-space-center_Pearlington-MS.html
In 1961 President John F. Kennedy announced plans to send humans to the moon. NASA selected this site for an engine testing facility for the Apollo Moon program. During its construction in 1963, nearly 6,100 workers began building three 200-foot-t…