The first detailed account comes from Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, younger brother of Iberville, whom the Pascagoula MS visited at Fort Maurepas in present-day Ocean Springs, shortly after it was settled and while the older brother was away in France.
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At one point, for 74 days in 1810, Pascagoula MS was a part of what was known as the Republic of West Florida.
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Pascagoula MS was incorporated as a village in 1892 and obtained city status in 1901.
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Today's downtown Pascagoula MS used to be the town of Scranton, Mississippi until the two towns merged in 1912.
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In June 2019, Pascagoula MS placed an historical marker near the alleged abduction site.
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Pascagoula MS is the home of the Old Spanish Fort, the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley.
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Pascagoula MS is located along Mississippi Sound, on the east side of the mouth of the Pascagoula MS River.
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Pascagoula MS is a major industrial city of Mississippi, on the Gulf Coast.
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Today, Pascagoula MS is home to the state's largest private, single-site employer, Ingalls Shipbuilding, owned by Huntington Ingalls Industries.
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Naval Station Pascagoula MS was located on Singing River Island and was homeport to several Navy warships, as well as a large Coast Guard contingent.
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However, Naval Station Pascagoula MS was decommissioned as part of the 2005 BRAC recommendations and ceased operations in 2006.
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