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Wade’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Wade. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Wade is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Wade had a population of 996.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,074 to 996 (-7%). Half of its homes were built before 1994.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wade yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wade, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Wade is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Wade has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is DeGroote Folk House in Hurley, 4.4 miles away.

Wade and the nearest listed places

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DeGroote Folk HouseGriffin HouseA. F. Dantzler HouseCudabac-Gantt HouseSt. Mary's By the RiverGrand Bay Historic District

Closest to Wade

DeGroote Folk HouseHurley · Building4.4miGriffin HouseMoss Point · Built 185014.4miA. F. Dantzler HouseMoss Point · Building15miCudabac-Gantt HouseMoss Point · Building15.1miSt. Mary's By the RiverMoss Point · Built 192516.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. DeGroote Folk House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Wade?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Wade’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Moss Point📜 Gautier📜 Pascagoula📜 Ocean Springs
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