French military fort built by Iberville in March 1699 on bay at mouth of Pascagoula river, about 50 miles west of Mobile Bay. It was called Fort Maurepas by Iberville. It was abandoned after the building of Mobile, about 1705. Shown on De Lisle's map 1719 (No. 32) also Bellin's map 1755 (No. 93) and Bowen's map 1763 (No. 98).