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COAST NOTE
Honoring History and Celebrating the Future
story and photos courtesy of
La Pointe-Krebs Foundation
La Pointe-Krebs Foundation is spreading the Love! Built
in 1757, the La Pointe-Krebs House is the oldest standing structure in the Mississippi Valley, making it Pascagoula and Mississippi’s most important historical site. That said, it is our desire to include more of Jackson County, as a whole.
This year, we are moving our ever-popular drawdown, Cattails & Cocktails, to Gautier. The fundraising event will be held at Gautier Community Center on April 5 from 6:30-10 p.m. The proceeds from our annual fundraising events directly benefit the continued maintenance and preservation of La Pointe-Krebs House, as well as the Museum. While the house is of the utmost importance, the sacred ground on which it sits is the beginnings of thousands of Coast residents and families. In addition to LaPointe and Krebs are Dupont, Ely, Baudreau, Cumbest, Delmas, and Flechas, just to name a few.
In the continuing endeavor of preserving local history, an incredible addition to the museum is on the horizon, which will include an extraordinary Interpretive Center. This center will be an excellent addition for not only locals and visitors, but also for Mississippi schoolchildren.
All are welcome to attend our FUNdraising event. Tickets
are on sale now at only $30 per person. Included are a $3,000 jackpot, raffle roulette, door prizes, dinner, and entertainment. Contact the museum directly by phone, to purchase. Better yet, stop by to purchase your tickets and see this historic gem.
The La Pointe-Krebs House and Museum are open seven days a week, Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Artist renderings of La Pointe Krebs Interpretive Center exterior view and view of lobby from entry doors.
and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Take a tour with one of our onsite docents, soak up some history with a self-guided tour, stroll through Krebs Cemetery or simply do some porch sittin’.
We appreciate our key sponsors, Merchants & Marine Bank, as well as Jackson County Board of Supervisors without whom we would not be the prominent site that we are today. They, along with many others, share in the belief of honoring history and celebrating the future.
La Pointe-Krebs House and Museum
4602 Fort St., Pascagoula 228.471.5126 www.lapointekrebs.org
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