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18 • WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007
BRIDGES OVER THE BAY • THE SEA COAST ECHO
New Two Mil# Tiaiitc Bridge Connecting Bay St Louis and Poms Christtoi
Photo courtesy of the Hancock County Historical Society
A ca.-1928 postcard heralds the “New Two-Mile Traffic Bridge Connecting Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian.” Construction on the 1928 bridge cost a whopping $800,000.
On the trip, Ayers was "pleased with Bay St.
Louis' ferry" as it was a "vital link connecting the West to the East."
Ayers also met with Bay St. Louis Mayor R.W. Webb, and City Attorney R. G. Genin and a committee of other representative citizens.
In the March 19,1921 issue of The Echo published the headlines, "Bay St. Louis Ferry will be on the job," "Atlanta team will play Milwaukee," and "Ferry will make extra trips (to) handle teams."
The story went on to say, ... "Not only baseball fans but all lovers of athletics will turn out to witness the game scheduled for tomorrow between Milwaukee and Atlanta baseball teams.
"Milwaukee boys are in training at Gulfport this spring. Atlanta club members are training in Bay St.
Louis (the Crackers were using St. Stanislaus College's field).
The coming together of these two professional teams will proved an unusual attraction. Atlanta will in a measure represent Bay St. Louis and many from here will take a particular interest in the game.
"E.W. Drackett, repre-
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senting the Bay St. Louis ferry, announced that he will be specifically prepared tomorrow to handle the many automobiles expected to make the journey to and from Gulfport.
... Returning from the game he says the ferry will make extra trips if necessary, running over its scheduled time. This he says is part of
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