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In 1905, on July 1st, twelve residents formed an Artesian Well Company and incorporation was being looked into. The town scrambled to find the 900 residents required and one large family moved in to accomplish the dream.
History. The early 1900s. Long Beach began as an agricultural town, based around its radish industry, but on August 10, 1905, Long Beach incorporated and became another city on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. As the years went on, the city moved from its agricultural heritage and moved toward tourism with the beach becoming increasingly popular.
27 sie 2024 · Originally, Long Beach was named Rosalie, which was the name of a house that coast pioneer John J. McCaughan built on an area of land called Bear Point. Bear Point was shared with Nicholas and Marianne Ladner and is now where the University of Southern Mississippi sits.
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The name Long Beach didn’t appear until 1882. This area was first seen on a British map in 1774 listed as BEAR POINT. Perhaps the British may have named the little Indian village with its crystal clear stream and the occasional bear.
11 maj 2021 · Last year, the City of Long Beach was gifted one of Mississippi’s most endangered historic landmarks, the Quarles House. The home was owned by William James (Jim) Quarles, a farmer and school teacher from Tennessee, who moved to Long Beach with his family in 1884.
The Long Beach Historical Society shall seek to discover, collect, and publish material which may help to establish or illustrate the history of the City of Long Beach and the surrounding area.
