Pascagoula, Mississippi is the county seat of Jackson County, and a Mississippi Gulf Coast industrial center. It is situated along the Mississippi Sound, at the mouth of the Pascagoula River, on both sides of the river. Moss Point is just north of Pascagoula, while Gautier is to the west, but separated from the city by Big Lake. Other nearby communities include Escatawpa, Gulf Park Estates, Hickory Hills, Missala, and Orange Grove. Biloxi, Mississippi is about thirty-five miles to the west, while Mobile, Alabama is forty miles to the northeast. Named for a group of Native American people who lived in villages along the Pascagoula River, the first European-American settlers of the area were Jean Baptiste Baudreau Dit Graveline, Joseph Simon De La Pointe, and his aunt, Madame Chaumont, who came in the 1700s. The region changed hands over the next century, passing from the French to the English, French again, then to the Spanish until well after the Revolutionary War, when it was added to the Mississippi Territory in 1812, as a United States possession. At one point, it was briefly part of the Republic of West Florida. Pascagoula was incorporated as a village in 1892, and became a city in 1901. The downtown region of Pascagoula was once known as Scranton, which was incorporated in 1870, until the two towns merged in 1912. Over the years, Pascagoula has been home to several notable people, including the pirate, Jean Lafitte, the Copeland Gang, Andrew Jackson, Zachary Taylor, Confederate General David Twiggs, Union Admiral David Farragut, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and William Faulkner, who wrote his novel, Mosquitos, while living in Pascagoula.
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The Pascagoula, Mississippi youth organization is affiliated with the Pine Burr Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Serving boys who are eleven years of age or at least ten and having completed the fifth grade, through seventeen years of age. Its officers, patrols, and contacts are featured, and a calendar of events, access to medical and consent forms are included.
http://www.bsatroop230.org/
Situated near shopping venues, restaurants, and the Biloxi area, the apartment complex is in Pascagoula, Mississippi, offering one, two or three bedroom floor plans, each with a private patio or balcony. Its floor plans are presented, along with photographs, a list of amenities, a blog, directions and contacts.
http://www.cambridgeparkapthomes.com/
Billing itself as Mississippi’s flagship city, Pascagoula is the county seat of Jackson County and the largest seaport in the state. The official municipal web site features a calendar of events, photo gallery, and administrative and departmental contacts. A guide to area shopping venues, restaurants, events, and services is included.
http://cityofpascagoula.com/
Commemorating Mississippi’s maritime heritage from 1699, the museum is located on Dupont Avenue in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Membership and volunteer information is offered, along with a calendar of events, a photo gallery with current and historic photographs, video, and a blog.
http://msmaritimemuseum.org/
Representing the Pascagoula-Gautier School District’s athletic department, the site offers team data and a calendar of events for its boy’s and girl’s basketball, bowling, golf, powerlifting, soccer, swimming, tennis, and track and field, boy’s baseball and football, girl’s cheer, softball, and volleyball, and coed cross country, debate and soccer, as well as sponsorships and staff contacts.
http://www.thepascagoulapanthers.com/
Affiliated with the National Rifle Association, the Civilian Marksmanship Program, and the Mississippi State Firearms Owners Association, the private club is only open to the public for scheduled matches or events. Its features and amenities, calendar of events, bylaws, standard operating procedures, membership information, and match results are published to the site.
http://pascagoulashootingclub.com/
Situated on the southeastern coast of Mississippi, the full-service deep water port is the largest seaport in Mississippi, including two harbors and a combination of public and private terminals. Its features are defined, along with statistics, current projects, business pages, and an overview of its public terminals and island transportation.
http://www.portofpascagoula.com/
