The newest addition to popular series of Images of America Arcadia Publishing is Ocean Springs of authors Betty Hancock Shaw and Joyce M. Shaw. The book offers more than 200 pictures vintage and memories of bygone days.
Nestled in the heart of beautiful Gulf Coast of Mississippi, lined with beaches of white sand, shaded by trees majestic Oaks and caressed by the gentle sea breeze, Ocean Springs has increased over the century last in a small fishing village and a farming village in a lively artistic community. With rich historical roots beginning with the establishment of a French beachhead in 1699, Ocean Springs was incorporated in 1892 with less than 600 inhabitants and has grown to a population of 17 442 from 2010.
Ocean Springs is a cosmopolitan blend of modern creative arts, gastronomy, light industry and seaside recreation. A visit to Ocean Springs is a pleasant mixture of old and new, quiet streets lined with trees, occupied with galleries and museums, parks relaxing and precious memories of the past.
Highlights of Ocean Springs:
• Fort Maurepas
• Hot Springs
• Oysters, Orange, optics and other companies
• Downtown under the Oaks
• Beaches, boats and bridges
• Fort Bayou
• Gulf Hills Resort and community
• Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Schools and public buildings •
Author Joyce M. Shaw lives and works in Ocean Springs; in fact, the roots of his family in the region start by his grandfather, Hobart Doane Shaw, who settled on the coast of Gulf of Mississippi in the early 1900s and designed the dike that protects the Harrison County. Joyce is the head of the Gunter Library at the research laboratory for the coast of the Gulf (LRAG).
Author Betty Hancock Shaw is a native resident of Gulfport, Mississippi. She became very interested by the historic preservation after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. It is a founding member and President of the historical society of Gulfport, and its preservation efforts have been recognized by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Available in the bookshops in the region, independent retailers and retailers online, or by Arcadia Publishing the www.arcadiapublishing.com or
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