Pascgoula Katrina Memorial
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N 30° 20.644 W 088° 32.063
16R E 352516 N 3357909
Pascagoula Katrina Memorial
Waymark Code: WM9979
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2010
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Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005 app. 75 miles from Pascagoula.
The storm was so powerful that it destroyed homes and lives even this far from landfall.
On August 29, 2006,the City of Pascagoula along with Chevron and Northrop Grumman erected a memorial at Beach Park. The plaque reads:
"May the winds of destruction and the waves of sorrow
forever remind us of the opportunity and hope we have found."
Park in the Beach Park parking lot...
Disaster Date: 08/29/2005
Date of dedication: 08/29/2006
Memorial Sponsors: City of Pascagoula, Chevron, & Northrop Grumman
Disaster Type: Natural
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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