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Bartram Trail
March 1st, 1973
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BRIEF HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY ( CONT.)
Hancock County played a very important politacal role in the war of 1812 and after. Pages could be written about this period of time and the Historic History of Hancock County. To name a few. Many regiments of soldiers black and white were formed from Hancock	County. In the	Bay	of
St. Louis there was a	Sea Battle which took place	and	ships were	sunk	in
the Bay* At this time the stores of the town of Shieldsborough were burned. The president of the first Constitutional Convention was from Hancock Countyd and many other residents played a important role in the forming of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi in Hancock County. The first flag of the United States was raised in Hancock County at Pearling* ton? These are only a few of the many Historic events which took placc here.
Historic buildings of Hanoek County were built prior to the city of Bay St? Louis Incorporation. Shieldborough 1818 - 1868 is the area of the corporate limits of Bay St. Louis which will be designated as a Historic District subject to a planned Architectural/historical survey of the building8e This is a project which is well underway and hope to be completed withing a year0 (See letter of Dept, of Archives and History dated Febraary 15# 1978).
Wc feel the Cities of Waveland and Bay St. Louis will benefit by these Historic bicycle tours on the Beach Road: from Buccaneer Park, keeping in mind that the present	environmental atmosphere of	the	Beach Road	be maintained to its present	level.