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from Gulfport and at one time there were two stores and a few houses. The community had no definite boundaries but centered around the school district which probably comprised 300 people.
SILVER CREEK ACRES
Located seven miles north of Bay St. Louis.
STANDARD
Located fifteen miles north of Bay St. Louis.
UAVELAND
Waveland was once a part of old Shieldsboro until 1888 when it was granted a charter for a separate municipality. L.H. Fairchild was its first Mayor and Alfred Ulman was the first Treasurer. The town hall was built in 1893 on land donated by Jesse P. Coleman.
There are many traditions and legends surrounding Waveland, many of which originated in the early 1800's. For instance, the "Old Pirate House," or the Blake House, which was built in 1802, has a great deal of Mystery surrounding its building and owner. Since its early years the house has passed through many hands and the story goes that it was once the plantation home of a New Orleans business man who was overlord of a band of coast pirates who gave aid to Andrew Jackson in the defense of New Orleans. It was this man to whom credit is given for organizing the pirate band which was composed of such colorful characters as Pierre and Jean Lafitte and made them into an army of loyal Americans; the name of this man is unknown to later generations. According to legend a secret tunnel once led from the house to the waterfront.
Waveland suffered tremendous damage from Hurricane Camille in August, 1969.
WEST0NIA
Westonia is an extinct sawmill town; one of the early group of towns comprised of Logtown, Pearlington, and Gainesville and promoted by the H. Weston Limber Company.
The town was located some distance back from Pearl River just east of Gainesville. There was no post office and mail was delivered from Logtown.
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