Long Beach MS Realty

Why Invest In Real Estate In Long Beach, Mississippi?

 History Of Long Beach Mississippi

Long Beach, MS is the typical small Mississippi Community other than it is blessed being proudly located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.  Long Beach has an extremely rich history as do all of the other MS Gulf Coastal communities.  Long Beach has added allure because it is also a residential college town.

Both Long Beach and Pass Christian, MS mutually share Cat Island as a barrier island along with this islands shared cultural significance.   Cat Island was located by Pierre LeMoyne D’Iberville in March of 1699 and named this barrier island Isle aux Chats.

In 1719, a Christian Ladner arrived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast aboard the “Le Marie’ at age 20 and he married a Marie Brunet (Brunel).  This married couple produced a son, Nicholas Christian Ladner who was born in 1727 who married Marianne and this couple produced eleven children.  N. Christian Ladner developed Cat Island in 1745.  These parents were the name sake of the two channels from the coastline of Long Beach called Pass Christian and Pass Marrianne.   The City of Pass Christian was named after N. Christian Ladner.

After the  death of her spouse, N. Christian Ladner in 1759, Widow, Marrianne Ladner settled over to what is currently East Long Beach in 1788 and called Bear Point and built a home with chimneys at each end of the house that was the custom at that time.  As time passes, and due to the ravages of hurricanes, only the chimneys remained of this home and the chimneys were used as location markers by the local.  This small settlement began using the name of Old Chimneys.

A favorite Long Beach restaurant called Chimney’s Restaurant was located near the former Ladner estate.  That establishment became Chappey’s Restaurant which closed following the advent of Hurricane Katrina.  Long Beach MS Realty There are now restaurants in near by Long Beach Mississippi with these two names.   MS Coast Realty Vid Channel
Long Beach has a colorful background that is amplified by many stories about pirates.  A famous English pirate called Captain Cleytus Pitcher prowled the Mississippi Gulf Coastline and his his captured treasure at today what's known as Pitcher’s Point.   Pitcher’s Point is close to the western boundary of Long Beach close to the Pass Christian city limit.

Pitcher’s Point is considered to be cursed to this day due to a drunken brawl. Captain Pitcher got into a violent exchange along with his men and his fellow pirates burnt down a tree house where Captain Pitcher lived with Captain Pitcher still in the house.

The Town changed its name to Rosalie by a family group named McCaughan.

In the 1870’s, a George Scott gave a section of land to be used as a railroad station that connected to Long Beach, MS and Mobile, AL to the East and then as far West as New Orleans and then onto Houston.

Two brothers with the last name of Thomas developed large fruit tree orchards in the 1880’s.  These brothers cleared many acres of cleared property for the farming of both fruit and veggies. The brothers transformed the name of the community from Scott’s Station to Long Beach.

From around 1908 until 1923, Long Beach was a leading truck farming center and was considered as the ‘Radish Capital of the World’.  Train cars loaded with radishes called ‘Long Beach Reds’ were transported to manufacturing areas in the north part of the USA for the employees to partake with their afternoon beer.

Present Day Long Beach, Mississippi

Long Beach, Mississippi is a beautiful beach town located in Harrison County and was incorporated in 1905 with 800 citizens.  Long Beach is located three miles west of Gulfport and sixty miles east of New Orleans.  Based on the United States Census Bureau, the year round population of Long Beach was estimated to be 15,176 in 2013.

In 2013, CNN ranked Long Beach as one of it’s ‘Can’t Miss’ beaches in the United States because of it’s extraordinary beauty.   There are wonderful homes and real property in every cost range offered in Long Beach.

The Long Beach public school system has a long-standing history of excellence.  The Long Beach public education system has a student-to-teacher ratio of only 14-1 which is among the lowest in the entire State of Mississippi.  Excellent Long Beach Video Long Beach High School offers rigorous academics including college preparatory classes, advanced placement classes, and award winning vocational classes.  In 2007, Long Beach High School was named a Nation wide Blue Ribbon scholastic program by the United States Department of Education and one of only 273 private and open public schools in the United States to obtain this honor.

Long Beach is a particularly affluent community in terms of income and real property prices.  For example, the median household family income in Long Beach is $54,832, and the median rental price is $976.  That is 66 percent higher than the rest of Mississippi which signifies a high desirability to reside in this area.  The crime rate in Long Beach is among the lowest in Mississippi.

Based on a survey attributed to Movoto.com, Long Beach, Mississippi is the #1 of 10 rated metropolitan areas in Mississippi to reside in.

Long Beach also maintains a wonderfully maintained Harbor and Yacht Club facility that is suitable for smaller water craft.

A well-known local landmark is the ‘Friendship Oak’ which is situated near ‘Beach Boulevard’ on the Long Beach University of Southern MS Campus.   This wonderful oak tree is believed to be over 500 years of age and has branches that reach out over 100 feet which shelter a raised system known as a ‘Shoe Fly’ which encompass its age-old trunk.

Although Long Beach population is quite small by big city standards, availability of fine dining, the creative arts & culture scene, attractions & activities, close access to numerous large gaming casinos, regular special events, outdoor recreation, scenic byways, and shopping are among the many reasons why Long Beach is the envy of a great number of cities in the United States which have a much higher population.

Whether you've planned to move with your loved ones or are looking for a calm coastal get-a-way, let me help you with your home ownership investment in Long Beach, MS and walk you through the time consuming process of looking for this special property.