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£ MS 3. Pascagoula River Swamp. Acreage: 50,000. 



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CO Location: Jackson County; Vancleave Quadrangle; 10 miles N of Pascagoula, 



22 along the Pascagoula River and Big Black Creek. 



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Description: This area is predominantly bottomland hardwoods, ranging from 

 salt-water marsh on the south to as much as 20 ft above sea level at the northern 

 extremity. The major portion of the swamp is subject to periodic overflow. The 

 vegetation in the fresh-water sector includes Q. alba, Q. nigra, palmetto, Acer 

 rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, Taxodium distichum, Carpinus caroliniana, Carya 

 aquatica, Pinus taeda, Magnolia virginiana. Ilex, and Myrica cerifera. 



Encroachments: There are many campsites along the edge of the swamp and 

 some along the streams within the area. 



Ownership: Pascagoula Hardwood Co., Laurel, Miss. 39440. 



Data source: Charles E. Bryan, 814 Forrest St., Moss Point, Miss. 39563. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Mr. Billie M. Coleman, Education Office, Court 

 House, Pascagoula, Miss. 39567. 



