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Ocean Springs is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Biloxi and west of Gautier. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Fort Maurepas, later known as Old Biloxi, [1] was developed in colonial French Louisiana (New France) in April 1699 along the Gulf of Mexico (at present-day Ocean Springs, Mississippi). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Fort Maurepas was designated temporarily as the capital of Louisiana (New France) in 1699.
Ocean Springs: Constructed in 1913 51: Old Ocean Springs High School: Old Ocean Springs High School: August 2, 1990 : Magnolia and Government Streets: Ocean Springs: Constructed 1927, serves as Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center 52
Ocean Springs: Remnants of warehouse complex established on Ship Island circa 1717. 19: Gulf Coast Center for the Arts: Gulf Coast Center for the Arts: May 8, 1984 : 124 Lameuse Street: Biloxi: Also known as old Biloxi Public Library.
In the coastal town of Ocean Springs, one of the oldest towns in Mississippi, residents have gotten local news from the pages of a string of community newspapers dating back to The Ocean Springs ...
They created the first Fort Maurepas under Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville on the site of modern Ocean Springs (or Old Biloxi) in 1699. [ 3 ] In 1716, the French founded Natchez as Fort Rosalie on the Mississippi River; it became the dominant town and trading post of the area.
The Walter Anderson Museum of Art (WAMA) is located in Ocean Springs, Mississippi on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. WAMA is dedicated to the work of Walter Inglis Anderson (1903–1965), whose depictions of coastal plants, animals, landscapes, and people have placed him among the most singular artists of the 20th century; and to his brothers, Peter Anderson (1901–1984), potter and founder of ...
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Mississippi that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]