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Gulfport (/ ˈ ɡ ʌ l f ˌ p ɔː r t / GUHLF-port) is a city in and a co-county seat of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States.It is the second-most populous city in Mississippi, after Jackson, and part of the Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area.
Library City or town Image Date granted [1] Grant amount [1] Location Notes 1: Clarksdale Clarksdale: Nov 21, 1911: $10,000 114 Delta Ave. Still serving original function as Free Public Library 2: Greenwood Greenwood: Sep 29, 1911: $10,000 408 W. Washington St. Closed in the 1970s 3: Gulfport Gulfport: May 15, 1916: $10,000 1300 24th Ave.
Orange Grove, Mississippi, an area within the city of Gulfport, Mississippi; Orange Grove Plantation (Saint Helena Island, South Carolina), listed on the NRHP in Beaufort County, South Carolina; Orange Grove (Dalzell, South Carolina), historic house on the NRHP in Sumter County, South Carolina; Orange Grove, Texas, a town in Jim Wells County, Texas
The principal cities are Gulfport and Biloxi. The 2010 census placed the Gulfport-Biloxi MSA population at 388,488, though as of 2019, it was estimated to have increased to 417,665. [2] The area was significantly impacted by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, and prior to the hurricane, had experienced steady to moderate population growth.
Gulfport: Built in 1944-45, the hangar was used to train combat crews to operate the B-29 Superfortress. From 1947-63, it was the passenger terminal for the Gulfport Municipal Airport. 22: Gulfport Harbor Square Commercial Historic District: Gulfport Harbor Square Commercial Historic District
Pascagoula (/ p æ s k ə ɡ u l ə / PASS-kuh-GOOL-uh) is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. [3] It is the principal city of the Pascagoula metropolitan area, and is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula Combined Statistical Area and the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area.
Jefferson Davis Presidential Library & Museum in 2014. In the winter of 2009, Davis's library and Hayes's cottage were rebuilt and open for public tours. The Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum opened in June 2013. [9] Many artifacts were recovered and were restored or repaired from the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.
List of former counties; County Established Abolished Notes Ref. Bainbridge County: January 17, 1823 January 21, 1824 Created from Covington County, it was eventually subsumed back into it a year later.