Moran Site

Here stood a French Colonial cemetery now known as the Moran Site. Archaeological investigations indicate that the cemetery dates to the founding of New Biloxy between 1717 and 1722 and contains at least thirty burials, primarily male Europeans. Artifacts recovered from the site include ceramics, a French Colonial wine glass, and a metal crucifix. The Moran Site is the oldest known French Colonial cemetery in the South and the second oldest in the United States.

Biloxi, Mississippi · United States