Cat Island in Long Beach, Mississippi

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Cat Island

Beach Blvd., Long Beach, MS, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 19' 54.282", -89° 11' 10.0932"

Mississippi State
Historical Marker

Offshore, just west of Ship Island. So called when French explorers took its raccoons to be wildcats. Here lived Juan Cuevas, who, in War of 1812, refused to pilot British ships bound for New Orleans.

Last updated: 6/17/2009 10:15:00

Cat Island Historical Marker Location Map, Long Beach, Mississippi