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|  Brown's Vineyard - Waveland, MS
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route All that's left of Brown's Vineyard, a popular resort along the OST until the 1920s, is a roadside historic marker. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Mississippi date approved: 04/18/2016 last visited: 04/19/2016 |
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|  Main Street United Methodist Church - Bay St. Louis, MS
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route This historic church stands along the original route of the OST through Bay St Louis MS. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Mississippi date approved: 04/19/2016 last visited: 04/19/2016 |
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|  Hancock County Courthouse - Bay St. Louis, MS
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route An impressive county courthouse along the old route of the OST to the Pass Christian causeway was built in 1911 posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Mississippi date approved: 04/19/2016 last visited: 04/19/2016 |
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|  Hancock Bank Building - Bay St. Louis, MS
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route Travelers along the OST from the 1920s-1960s knew this building as a bank, US Post Office and US Customshouse. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Mississippi date approved: 04/19/2016 last visited: 06/22/2016 |
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|  US 90 East Pearl River Bridge - St. Tammany Parish, LA & Hancock Co., MS
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route This impressive truss bridge carried travelers across the LA-MS state line over the West Pearl River. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Louisiana date approved: 04/18/2016 last visited: 03/26/2016 |
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|  Long Beach - Long Beach, MS
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route The section of the OST through Long Beach runs for miles through town, but never more than a few yards from the beach. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Mississippi date approved: 04/19/2016 last visited: 04/19/2016 |
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|  US 90 West Pearl River Bridge - St. Tammany Parish, LA
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route A 1930s drawbridge on the OST carries travelers over the West Pearl River. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Louisiana date approved: 04/18/2016 last visited: 11/24/2018 |
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|  Beauvior - Biloxi, MS
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route The Biloxi MS home of former Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis, who lived here with his family from 1878-1889, was a home for impoverished Confederate pensioners and their families from 1903-1957, and is now a paid historical attraction. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Mississippi date approved: 04/19/2016 last visited: 01/25/2023 |
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|  Chef Menteur Pass Bridge - Orleans Parish, LA
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route This bridge was a critical water crossing on the OST in the 1930s. Its construction did away with the necessity to cross Chef Menteur Pass by ferry. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Louisiana date approved: 04/18/2016 last visited: 04/19/2016 |
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|  Saenger Theater - Biloxi, MS
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route The Saenger Theater opened in 1929, just 2 blocks north of the OST. Today it has been renovated and is an important component of the arts scene in Biloxi. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Mississippi date approved: 04/19/2016 last visited: 04/19/2016 |
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|  La Maison Gautier - Gautier, MS
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route La Maison Gautier, also known as "The Old Place," is a historic and picturesque 150-year-old Mississippi mansion along the OST. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Mississippi date approved: 04/19/2016 last visited: 04/19/2016 |
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|  Lafayette Square - New Orleans, LA
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route The original route of the OST passed by Lafayette Square along St Charles Street on its way through New Orleans. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Louisiana date approved: 04/20/2016 last visited: 11/23/2018 |
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|  Gallier Hall - New Orleans, LA
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route Built in 1845–53, the Gallier Hall is a historic building located at 545 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974. posted by: denben location: Louisiana date approved: 03/25/2020 last visited: never |
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|  LEGACY -- Robert E. Lee Statue - New Orleans, LA
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route The original route of the OST passed by Lee Circle along St Charles Street on its way through New Orleans and went right past this statue of Robert E. Lee that stood in Lee Circle from 1884-19 May 2017. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Louisiana date approved: 04/18/2016 last visited: 05/22/2019 |
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|  LEGACY Site of the Death of Jefferson Davis - New Orleans, LA
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route The OST followed St. Charles Ave southwesterly for several miles from Canal through the Garden District area of New Orleans. Jefferson Davis died in this Garden District mansion in 1889. 2020 Update: This UDC Davis memorial has been removed posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Louisiana date approved: 04/19/2016 last visited: 04/19/2023 |
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|  Huey P. Long Bridge - Bridge City, LA
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route The Huey P. Long Bridge on US 90 over the Mississippi River at Bridge City LA connects Bridge City with the Jefferson Parish suburbs of New Orleans posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Louisiana date approved: 04/18/2016 last visited: 04/19/2016 |
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|  Bienville Square - Mobile, AL
in Old Spanish Trail Auto Route The pre-1940 OST passed Bienville Square after travelers disembarked from the ferry that carried folks across Mobile Bay from Daphne AL to the City of Mobile. After 1940, the OST was realigned to enter Mobile from the Bankhead Tunnel. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 04/20/2016 last visited: 03/08/2016 |
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