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Old Aberdeen Cemetery Grenada, Mississippi Hernando Memorial Cemetery. Aberdeen: Confederate Monument in Old Aberdeen Cemetery (1900) Amory: Amory's Tribute to the Heroes of 1861–1865 (1924) Beulah: Confederate Monument (1905), Beulah Cemetery [16] Biloxi: Tomb of the Unknown Confederate Soldier
The monument erected in Gulfport, the county seat of Harrison County, is similar to many erected during this time. [1] Plans for the monument were finalized in September 1911, with the local UDC chapter raising $1,500 and the Harrison County Board of supervisors providing an additional $1,000 of funding towards the monument's construction. [1]
Gulfport Veterans Administration Medical Center Historic District, also known as Centennial Plaza, is a 48-acre (19 ha) compound located in Gulfport, Mississippi. [3] The facility operated as a medical center under the Veterans Administration from the 1920s until 2005, when damage from Hurricane Katrina resulted in its closure. [ 4 ]
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
The Dan M. Russell Jr. United States Courthouse is a 6.7-acre (2.7 ha) complex located in Gulfport, Mississippi to serve the Southern District of Mississippi.The courthouse tower was named in honor of United States district judge Dan M. Russell Jr. (b. 1913 – d. 2011). [2]
Blues Trail marker in Hernando, Mississippi. The Mississippi Blues Trail was created by the Mississippi Blues Commission in 2006 to place interpretive markers at the most notable historical sites related to the birth, growth, and influence of the blues throughout (and in some cases beyond) the state of Mississippi.
After the war, Roosevelt Graves is thought to have moved to Gulfport, Mississippi. Following a heart attack, Graves died December 30, 1962, at age 54 in Gulfport Memorial Hospital and was interred without a headstone in the old Mississippi City Cemetery. [5] For a number of years, the subject of Uaroy's identity was disputed.
MS 53 is located in Harrison, Hancock, and Pearl River counties. [3] [4] [5] The highway is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3, [6] as part of the state highway system. The section from US 49 to MS 26 is known as the Larkin I. Smith Memorial Highway. [1] The highway starts at its intersection with US 49 and North Swan Road in ...