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The word "picayune" was the name of a Spanish coin, worth half a real or 1/16 of a Spanish dollar (6.25 cents). Its name derives from the French "picaillon", which is itself from the Provençal "picaioun", the name of an unrelated small copper coin from Savoy. By extension, picayune can mean "trivial" or "of little value".
Picayune is a rare name for a unique place. Search the world, and the only city named Picayune is found in South Mississippi. The appeal of the area is evident to anyone who visits the area. However, how Picayune got its name traces back to a Spanish coin and a well-renowned newspaper still published today.
Jul 18, 2017 · A newspaper was established in the New Orleans area in January of 1837 called “The Picayune.”. By November of that same year the name of the publication changed to “The Daily Picayune ...
Oct 9, 2019 · Here's a look at 15 of the weirder place names in Mississippi and how they came about. We stayed away from some of the better-known strange names like Hot Coffee — named in the 1800s for having ...
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The city’s history traces back to the Spanish colonies that once inhabited the Gulf Coast, as a picayune is the name of a Spanish coin. The town, however, got its name when the owner of the well-renowned newspaper, The Times Picayune, and prestigious resident of the town, Eliza Jane Poitevent Nicholson, was called on to name the area in the 1880s.
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Picayune is the largest city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 11,885 at the 2020 census. The city is located approximately 45 miles (72 km) from New Orleans, Hattiesburg, and Gulfport–Biloxi. The Stennis Space Center is 10 miles (16 km) away. Picayune is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Hammond combined statistical area.
