Biloxi Lighthouse - Biloxi, Mississippi
WEBThe Biloxi Lighthouse was erected in 1848 and was one of the first cast-iron lighthouses in the South. It is the city’s signature landmark and has become a post-Katrina symbol of the city’s resolve and resilience.
Visitor Info - Biloxi, Mississippi
WEBOnce you arrive, drop by the Biloxi Visitors Center, north of the Biloxi Lighthouse and west of Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, on U.S. 90. The $11 million center opened in July 2011. It has a series of multi-media exhibits that tell the colorful history of Biloxi. You can also ask staff about what there is to see and do as you venture out in Biloxi.
Biloxi Visitors Center - Biloxi, Mississippi
WEBThe Biloxi Visitors Center, which opened in July 2011 in the shadow of the Biloxi Lighthouse on U.S. 90, fuses the city’s architectural heritage with state-of-the-art technology and multi-media exhibits to give visitors and residents alike a …
Biloxi Lighthouse Park
WEBThe Biloxi Lighthouse Park opened in June 2015. This site is historical as it is just east of where French records show that the building of Fort Louis began in 1720, and where Biloxi became the French capital of the Louisiana Territory. The park’s elevated nature trail follows the present-day ravine that is today considered a bayhead swamp.
The Biloxi Lighthouse: Through the years - Biloxi, Mississippi
WEBHere is a collection of photographs showing the Biloxi Lighthouse through the years. The city has a project in the works to refurbish the storm-ravaged icon, which is situated in the center median of U.S. 90 and serves as the Biloxi’s signature landmark.
Biloxi Lighthouse/Pierre LeMoyne d’Iberville Statue
WEBToday, it is the only lighthouse to stand in the median of a United States highway. The statue of Pierre LeMoyne d’Iberville stands north of the Biloxi Lighthouse on the grounds of the Biloxi Visitors Center.
Biloxi Lighthouse Documentary - Biloxi, Mississippi
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WEBThe Biloxi Lighthouse was built to aid ships in navigating the Mississippi Sound, which was then the primary entrance to the port of New Orleans, America's busiest seaport. The Lighthouse also revealed the narrow channel leading from the Sound due north to the city's small harbor on the front beach. This shallow and tricky
Visitors Center to host Lighthouse Arts & Crafts Fair - Biloxi, …
WEBOct 6, 2015 · More than 30 artists and craftsmen will be showing everything from jewelry to Marlin Miller’s wood sculptures during the Third Annual Lighthouse Arts and Crafts Fair, on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Biloxi Visitors Center.
Museums - Biloxi, Mississippi
WEBMuseums. Click on the links below to learn about the wide variety of museums and historical places the City of Biloxi has to offer. Beauvoir. Biloxi Lighthouse. Biloxi Visitors Center. Biloxi Fire Museum.