City of Long Beach Centennial 1905-2005 - Long Beach, MS
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N 30° 20.961 W 089° 09.031
16R E 293294 N 3359457
Notes the early history of Long Beach and its Centennial. Marker is at the intersection of Jeff Davis Avenue and East 2nd Street.
Waymark Code: WMNEDW
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2015
Views: 2
Marker Text:
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First european settlers, Nicholas and Marianne Ladner, built a home in 1788 near Bear Point. Area first called "the chimneys" by coastal mariners after the landmark chimneys on the Ladner home. The village that developed in the 1800's was known as Rosalie, the name chosen by early settler J. J. McCaughan for his home. With the arrival of the railroad the area was named Scott's Station after George Scott who gave the land for the railroad station. On August 10, 1905, Governor James K. Vardaman issued a proclamation incorporating the Town of Long Beach. First meeting of municipal officers held October 3, 1905 in Woodman of the World Hall on site of present City Hall.
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1905 ———— 2005
• • • ———— • • •
J.N. Whitten — Mayor — William Skellie, Jr.
James B. Cable — Clerk — Rebeca E. Schruff
D.L. Hays — Alderman — Charles Boggs
William Smith — Alderman — Richard Notter
W.N. Stevenson — Alderman — Richard Burton
Ed Sugden — Alderman — Joseph McNary
Louis Sugden — Alderman — Mark E. Lishen
Alderman — Richard Bennett
Alderman — Allen D. Holder, Jr.
905 ——— Population ——— 18,520
Date Installed:: 2005
Organization that placed the object:: The Long Beach Historical Society and the City of Long Beach.
Related Website:: [Web Link]
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