Nicholas and Marianne Ladner, the first European settlers in the area, built a home in 1788 near Bear Point. Coastal mariners first called the area "the chimneys" after the landmark chimneys on the Ladner home. The village that developed in the 1800's was known as Rosalie, the name chosen by early settler J. J. McCaughan for his home. With the arrival of the railroad, the area was named Scott's Station after George Scott, who gave the land for the railroad station. On August 10, 1905, Governor James K. Vardaman issued a proclamation incorporating the Town of Long Beach. The first meeting of municipal officers was held October 3, 1905, in Woodman of the World Hall on the site of the present City Hall.