Ocean Springs, Mississippi
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Jackson County Population: 1148 in 1890 1258 in 1900 1472 in 1910 1732 in 1920 1881 in 1940 3058 in 1950 5025 in 1960 Town incorporated: 2-27-1854 Post office: Lynchburgh Springs- 1-19-1853 to 12-11-1854 Ocean Springs- 12-12-1854 to present |
Next Town North- Fontainebleau
L&N Milepost 723.02 after 1921* (from Louisville, Ky.)
Next Town South- Oak Street |
Google Earth map of Ocean Springs based on L&N valuation maps and 1944 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps HERE | |
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soil survey map |
1964 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY:
see Ray Bellande's excellent website HERE INDUSTRY - |
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L&N 181 at the resort community of Ocean Springs about 1920. |
L&N FP-7 663 with Train 9, the Coast Commuter train to New Orleans lays over in Ocean Springs on April 10, 1954. |
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652 on a northbound passenger train at Ocean Springs in 1958. |
L&N E7s 779 and 761 on Train 1, the southbound Azalean, at Ocean Springs on Sept. 16, 1949. |
An L&N local waits in the clear at Ocean Springs, MS about 1970. |
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Carpenter shop at Ocean Springs in 1918. |
778 crosses Biloxi Bay in June 1955 northbound. |
L&N 2-stall enginehouse at Ocean Springs housed engines used on the commuter trains that ran between there and New Orleans. There was also a turntable on the north side of the enginehouse. |
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Early postcard of Ocean Springs shows the arrival of Train #4 circa 1910. |
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additional info, we would love to hear from you! We are always looking for
additional photos, too. Find our contact info below.
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net