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Biloxi Blues is the story of army recruits during World War II training at Keesler Field, the present-day Keesler Air Force Base. Biloxi is the setting of several John Grisham novels, including The Runaway Jury (1996), The Partner (1997), and The Boys from Biloxi (2022). A substantial portion of Larry Brown's novel Fay is set in Biloxi.
Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi.As of the 2020 census, the population was 208,621. [1] Its county seats are Biloxi and Gulfport. [2] The county is named after U.S. President William Henry Harrison. [3]
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Mississippi that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
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Redding House is a historic house in Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.. It was built in 1908 for Charles Redding, a local businessman. [2] It was designed in the Classical Revival architectural style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 18, 1984. [3]
The Old Brick House, also known as Biloxi Garden Center, was built around 1850 as a modest family home by John Henley, a former sheriff and mayor of Biloxi. The house is situated on Back Bay in Biloxi, Mississippi. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, [2] and was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1987.
Hancock County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of Mississippi and is named for Founding Father John Hancock. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,053. [2] Its county seat is Bay St. Louis. [3] Hancock County is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Fort Maurepas, later known as Old Biloxi, [1] was developed in colonial French Louisiana (New France) in April 1699 along the Gulf of Mexico (at present-day Ocean Springs, Mississippi). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Fort Maurepas was designated temporarily as the capital of Louisiana (New France) in 1699.