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Margaret M, Gibbens Historic Sites Committee
July
HISTORIC DISTRICT
For the* purpose of creating a Historic District the committee and members will determine which area of the below listed land claims has the oldest, most concentrated buildings.
1822	The	Island	of	New	Orleans	and	East	of	the Pearl River
James P. Turner Map	#	Township IIX Range		XIV w
Claimant Name	Section		Acres	(Ward]
J. & M. NICASE	31		i|02.00	3rd
MADAM CARLO (CHARLO) (CHOHE)	U3		20li.00	2nd
JOHN B. LARDASS	te-		530.00	
PETER DERRIGADE	la		90.00	
MELITTE LESSASSEIR	38		361.00	1st
ELIHU CARVER	37		500.20	
2057.20
Petition for Incorporation by the Citizens of SHIELDSBOROUGH was in 1817 (Index of Miss Session Code)
1867	Three	Districts	(Wards) Ordered that the FRONT (Beach) Road
be divided.
First	Beginning	at	the	Cowand	place and extending
to Bookters Ravine in —- the bridge, on the samea
Second	Beginning	at	the	bridge	on Bookters Ravine,
extending to the Bayou in front of the property owned by John Lem or known as the Ogden Bridge, including the bridge thereon.
Third	Beginning	at	said Bridge and extending to
the southern boundary line of the city.
(City Council Meeting of March I867)