The Pascagoula

The Singing River

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Mississippi’s Most Legendary River

It is said that on warm summer and autumn nights, those standing on the banks of the Pascagoula river may hear the sound of a melodic humming emanating from beneath the river’s dark waters. The origin of the sound is unknown, but numerous legends have been told to explain the mystery of this Mississippi waterway.

 

Sources:

Barnwell, Marion, ed. A Place Called Mississippi. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997.  

Cox, Dale. “Mississippi’s Singing River - The Mysterious Song of the Pascagoula.” March 17, 2014. Southern History. http://southernhistory.blogspot.com/2014/03/mississippis-singing-rivermysterious.html

Cox, Dale. “The Pascagoula - Mississippi’s Singing River: A Mermaid in Mississippi?” March 16, 2014. ExploreSouthernHistory.com. https://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/pascagoula2.html

Gayarré, Charles. History of Louisiana: The French Domination. New York: Redfield, 1854. https://books.google.com

Norman, Michae and Beth Scottl. Historic Haunted America. New York: Tor Books, 2007.  

Skinner, Charles M. Myths and Legends of Our Own Land: Lights and Shadows of the South. Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott, 1856. 

Steed, Bud. Haunted Mississippi Gulf Coast. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012.