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
Railroads: NOM&T- L&N-
CSX
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Next Town North- Kreole
L&N Milepost 706.70 after
1921
(from Louisville, Ky.)
Next Town South- Watts
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soil survey map
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1964 USGS topo map
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
INDUSTRY -
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L&N depot in Pascagoula in 1914. |
L&N 793 northbound makes a station stop at Pascagoula, MS. |
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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BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- |
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