Capt. John Grant - Pascagoula, MS
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N 30° 20.976 W 088° 33.217
16R E 350676 N 3358547
Marker located at corner of Pascagoula St & Grant Ave., describes some of the railroad inventions of John Grant and time as a legislator and his work making an inland water route.
Waymark Code: WMVBM5
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2017
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Marker text:
Tomb ½ block W. Built first RR in old S. W., 1831. Invented passing track & raised platform. Dredged "Grant's Pass" & E. branch Pascagoula R. Legislator in Miss., Ala., & La., voting for Ala. charter to N.O. & M. (L & N), 1866.
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Tomb ½ block West. Built first Railroad in old Southwest, 1831. Invented passing track and raised platform. Dredged "Grant's Pass" and East branch Pascagoula River. Legislator in Mississippi, Alabama, & Louisiana, voting for Alabama charter to New Orleans and Mobile (Louisville and Nashville), 1866.
Date Installed:: 1957
Organization that placed the object:: The Mississippi Historical Commission.
Related Website:: [Web Link]
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