Antiquing is a shopping
activity;
An antique (Latin:
antiquus; old) is an old
collectible
item. It is collected or desirable because of its age (see
definition), beauty, rarity, condition, utility, personal emotional
connection, and/or other unique features. It is an object that
represents a previous era or time period in human society. It is
common practice to define "antique", as applying to objects at least
50 years old. Collectibles are, generally speaking, the possible
antiques of the future and generally less than 50 years old.
Antiques are usually objects which show some degree of
craftsmanship, or a certain attention to design such as a desk or an
early automobile. They are most often bought at antique shops, or
passed down as an estate. Some valuable antiques can be bought from
antique dealers and auction services or purchased online through
websites and online auctions.
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Countryside Antiques |
Waveland, MS |
228-467-2338 |
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Treeasures of the Bay |
Waveland, MS |
228-220-4716 |
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Moor-Haus Antiques |
Bay St. Louis,
MS |
228-467-4347 |
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Antique Maison |
Bay St. Louis,
MS |
228-466-4848 |
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Magnolia Antiques |
Bay St. Louis,
MS |
228-467-8170 |
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Iron Magnolia |
Pass Christian,
MS |
228-918-6468 |
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Antique Junction |
Long Beach, MS |
228-865-1056 |
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Alston's Antiques |
Gulfport, MS |
228-868-3985 |
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Finishings |
Gulfport, MS |
228-214-0307 |
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Circa 1909 |
Gulfport, MS |
228-897-7744 |
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Centuries Antique Mall |
D'Iberville, MS |
228-392-4445 |
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Vieux
Marche Antiques |
Ocean Springs,
MS |
228-872-4441 |
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Bernard
Clark's Antiques |
Ocean Springs,
MS |
228-875-9996 |
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J & B
Antiques |
Pascagoula, MS |
228-769-0542 |
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Calico Antique
Mall |
Hattiesburg, MS |
601-582-4351 |
for
inquires for the Gulf Coast Antique Association please follow this link
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History of the Mississippi
Gulf Coast. Decided upon by King Louis XIV
that the crown should make a more permanent stake in this vast
area, Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d’Iberville, was commissioned to
plant a colony somewhere near the mouth of the Mississippi. In
October 1698, he set sail from France with about 200 colonists
aboard. Six months later, he arrived at Biloxi Bay and landed
on its East Side. It was then on April 8, 1699, d’Iberville
selected the site of present-day Ocean Springs to build
Fort Maurepas for the first settlement by the French for
Colonial Louisiana. A replica of this fort was created and may
be visited. It is a particularly lively place for the Fort
Maurepas Reenactment or the annual Landing of D’Iberville,
celebrated in Ocean Springs. The Mississippi Gulf Coast, once
home to the Biloxi Indians and later to d’Iberville’s French,
changed hands countless times over the centuries. With each
new flag, a new culture was infused. Traces of Spanish rule
may be seen—and touched—at the Old Spanish Fort in Pascagoula,
built in 1718.
Located on West Ship Island, Fort Massachusetts was one of
the last masonry coastal fortifications built in the United
States. Construction began prior to the onset of the Civil
War, and almost immediately the Confederates seized the
unfinished fort. By late 1861, Federal forces regained control
of the fort, and used it as a prisoner-of-war camp. In 1862,
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers resumed construction of the
fort, completing it in 1866.
Although
Fort Massachusetts fell victim to advancing military
technology, its beauty and craftsmanship remain as symbols of
a strong, yet passive coastal defense. An enchanting,
seventy-minute ferry ride transports visitors to West Ship
Island, where park rangers provide guided tours of Fort
Massachusetts.
Beauvoir, built in Biloxi from 1848 to 1852, is a graceful
antebellum home on Beach Blvd in Biloxi that is evidence of
the Southern planter society bestowed upon the Mississippi
Gulf Coast.
Beauvoir, the retirement estate of Confederate President
Jefferson Davis, is an exceptional example of the antebellum
and Victorian homes that once graced the Coast. The exquisite,
recently restored cottage-style residence was completed in
1852 and stands on a spectacular 52-acre site overlooking the
Gulf of Mexico. Given that Beauvoir is on the National
Register of Historic Places and holds designations as both a
Mississippi Historical Landmark and a National Historic
Landmark, touring the home is essential.
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