Ocean Springs - Ocean Springs, MS
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 30° 24.288 W 088° 49.674
16R E 324408 N 3365059
Site of Ft. Maurepas
Waymark Code: WM17BQD
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
Views: 4

The sign reads-

"OCEAN SPRINGS

Site of Ft. Maurepas &
Old Biloxi, founded 1699,
by Iberville. Louisiana
capital to 1702 & from
1719 to 1720, when capital
was removed to Ft. Louis,
present site of Biloxi."

Date monument installed is unlisted...2010 approximated.
Date Installed:: 2010

Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Related Website:: [Web Link]

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