Scranton, Mississippi
Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Jackson County Population: 708 in 1900 3379 in 1910 6082 in 1920 9900 in 1940 10,805 in 1950 17,155 in 1960 Town incorporated: Scranton- 3-2-1886 Pascagoula- 2-9-1838 Post office: Pascagoula- 10-24-1829 to 4-13-1836 3-2-1843 to 3-29-1910 South Pascagoula- 3-30-1910 to 11-15-1923 Scranton- 5-26-1873 to 5-30-1910 Pascagoula- 5-31-1910 to present |
Next Town North- Kreole
L&N Milepost 706.70 after 1921 (from Louisville, Ky.)
Next Town South- Watts |
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1964 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
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L&N depot in Pascagoula in 1914. |
L&N 793 northbound makes a station stop at Pascagoula, MS. |
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Train 5, the Humming Bird, crosses Pascagoula River on December 26, 1961. |
GP-7 550 on No. 43 crosses the Pascagoula River drawbridge in 1958. |
A northbound freight crosses Pascagoula Draw. |
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net