Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
|
Hancock County Population: 1974 in 1890 2872 in 1900 3388 in 1910 3833 in 1920 4138 in 1940 4621 in 1950 5073 in 1960 Town incorporated: 3-2-1875 Post office: Shieldsborough- 10-11-1819 to 4-26-1875 Bay St. Louis- 4-27-1875 to present |
Next Town North- Henderson's Point
L&N Milepost 754.55 after 1921* (from Louisville, Ky.)
Next Town South- Nicholson Ave. |
||
|
soil survey map |
1964 USGS topo map |
||
|
HISTORY by Tony Howe:
INDUSTRY - |
|||
Postcard view of L&N train crossing Bay St . Louis bridge. |
|
||
L&N Alco switching at Bay St. Louis. The passenger depot at right still stands today. |
The L&N turntable at Bay St. Louis in the late 1960's. |
L&N 363 switching at Bay St. Louis. |
|
 |
 |
||
| BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)-
E.
Garody- dry goods 1868 Mrs.
K. Edwards & Sons (4 mi. from)- sawmill 1910 Hancock
Naval Stores Co.- mfgs naval stores & general store 1910 Conrad
Hoffman- shoemaker 1868 Imperial
Naval Stores Co.- mfgr naval stores & general store 1910 Geo.
Klenck- tailor 1868 W.
A. McDonald- hay grain & grocery 1910 John
Martin- wharf 1868 John
Piere- general store 1868 Jean
Riesch- general store 1868 Mrs.
J. Robin- general store 1868 L.
Sportons- grocery & liquor 1868 Tonline
& Co.- hotel 1868
|
|
|
|
| If you have any corrections or
additional info, we would love to hear from you! We are always looking for
additional photos, too. Find our contact info below.
|
|||
For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net