Serving the mississippi gulf coast biloxi, diberville, gulfport, pass. Mississippi history now mississippi historical society. In 1965, the seabee base manpower training center founded the previous year became a branch of the new jefferson davis campus. Gulfport central ela students learn about history, slavery biloxi. We are a 501c3 nonprofit interested in promoting the history of gulfport, mississippi, a city with a unique history. Arcadia publishing houses the top selection of mississippi history books online. Grayson was a merchant there until 1881, when he moved back to ocean springs. Win expectancy, run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book. Mississippi city was south along the gulf and handsboro was north of it along the bayous. Know your state was published in the biloxigulfport daily herald, the. Construction on melmont began in 1850 and was completed in 1854. Once located in the handsboro community, gulf coast college was founded in. Kerrie loya found a copy of a book, tales of love and dying by sherry kauppi.
Get directions, maps, and traffic for handsboro, ms. The gulfport museum of history and the historical society have made the executive decision to cancel the upcoming april 16 gala and hope to reschedule soon. A more complete list of the towns will be found among the letters published in this volume. With a history harkening back over 100 years, we have, in this former military installation.
Gulfports story begins in the 1840s in the villages of mississippi city and handsboro, east of presentday downtown. Jones, the baron who willed gulfport into existence. Funeral home services for richard are being provided by riemann family funeral home. Handsboro real estate is primarily made up of small studio to two bedroom to medium sized three or four bedroom singlefamily homes and apartment complexeshighrise apartments.
The shaws descendants lived in the home until 1912, at which time it was sold. Propped against a tree eating lunch at the present site of hattiesburg, hardy reflected upon the millions of acres of longleaf yellow pine in southern mississippi. It authorized james fewell to operate a steam ferry boat across the back bay of biloxi. Photographs and history university press of mississippi, 2018, is a coffee table photographic guide to the historic sites of. Select continue to find other instances where the surname is found in this document. The state of mississippi collection contains 56 atlases spanning 282 years of growth and development 1721 through 2003.
Handsboro community center gulfport, mississippi real. How a book is empowering diverse students at this coast middle school. Therefore some of the names and dates are missing or unreadable. Local history books on mississippi arcadia publishing.
Materials in the collection trace the history of mississippi from the first. Mitchell has meticulously researched and written an incredibly valuable examination of mississippi s bewitching history warts and all. Measured by central pressure, camille was the secondstrongest hurricane to make u. Wallace ramage passed away on march 9, 2019 in handsboro, mississippi. Within the atlases are 7,461 historical maps, illustrations, and histories many of which contain family names ideal for genealogical research.
List of ghost stories from the mississippi gulf coast. The help, as i lay dying, roll of thunder, hear my cry, sing, unburied, sing, the last mile, mudbound, cat on a h. Richard taylor passed away on february 3, 2017 in handsboro, mississippi. This marker was sponsored by joe and sarah casey from proceeds of the book. Select find and type in the surname and press enter. Funeral home services for wallace are being provided by riemann family funeral home.
Historical markers the historical society of gulfport. Richard taylor 19252017 handsboro richard taylor, age 91, passed away on february 3, 2017 in gulfport, ms. Apr 20, 2012 the first was an act passed by the mississippi state legislature on october 24, 1866 chapter lxxxvii. Nestled directly across from the white, sandy beaches of gulfport, ms, sits centennial plaza. James fewell was a virginian millwright who settled in handsboro about 1855. Handsboro is a suburban neighborhood based on population density located in gulfport, mississippi. Winner of the believer book award for nonfictionmeghan ogieblyns deep and searching essays are written with a precise. Handsboro gulfport, ms 39507, neighborhood profile. Thompson and publications in which his columns appeared are. Gulfport is the secondlargest city in mississippi after the state capital, jackson. Find out important details around your deceased ancestors passing, including the dates and causes of death, as well as important information about their family and the community. Lorenzo nolly dantzler married griffins daughter in 1857. The elevation of handsboro is 30 feet above mean sea level. Ms is one of the most common diseases of the nervous system, a.
Gulfport, mississippi news newspapers books scholar jstor january 2015 learn how. Harrison county contains large bodies of various clays, suitable for brick, drain tile, hollow tile. Newspaper directory to find information about american newspapers published between 1690present. In september 1965, mississippi gulf coast junior college became a tricampus institution when two new campuses were opened on the gulf coast jefferson davis campus in handsboro and jackson county campus in gautier. The book is written from the perspective of elder guy as he faces pain.
Jul 18, 2019 the purpose of this site is to help provide information to the citizens of the handsboro and mississippi city communities on the mississippi gulf coast. Researching historical handsboro democrat obituaries is a great place to learn more about your family tree. Mgccc history mississippi gulf coast community college. Guide to gulfport, harrison county ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Serving the mississippi gulf coast biloxi, diberville, gulfport, pass christian, saucier. Louis, pascagoulascranton, ocean springs, mississippi city handsboro, moss point. In 1992, the society announced the establishment of a major book series spanning the history of mississippi. The history of ms national multiple sclerosis society. Coast, a digital video series that highlights people of color on the mississippi coast. The book was updated in 2003 by charles bolton, history professor at the university of southern mississippi who has since become chair of the history department at the university of north carolina. Along with biloxi, gulfport is the other county seat of harrison county and the larger of the two principal cities of the gulfportbiloxi, mississippi metropolitan statistical area, which is included in the gulfportbiloxipascagoula, mississippi combined statistical area. Mississippi historical maps and atlases historic map works. Handsboro had quite a population of young men in the foundries, machine shops, mills and mercantile establishments.
It is bordered by alabama e, the gulf of mexico s, arkansas and louisiana, with most of that border formed by the mississippi river w, and tennessee n. Mississippi goodreads share book recommendations with. Handsboro democrat historical obituaries handsboro, ms. Gulfport shopping center 15246 crossroads parkway gulfport, ms 39503. In turn, the city of gulfport is located within harrison county. Early enterprise was devoted to cutting and selling the timber reserves of the pine forests inland.
The port of gulfport has flourished over the years and today accounts for millions of dollars in annual sales and tax revenue for the state of mississippi. Gulfport, harrison county, mississippi genealogy genealogy. Early enterprise was devoted to cutting and selling. Students at gulfport central middle school are learning about. Includes biloxi, gulfport handsboro, mississippi city, long beach, pass christian.
Home ms information ms overview history of multiple sclerosis. Handsboro, mississippi city, delisle, beauvoir, lyman, woolmarket, nugent and landon. For more information about mississippis historical marker program, see. Natchez burning by greg iles, the optimists daughter by eudora welty, the secret history by donna tartt, a streetc. Mississippi state opera house history riley center meridian mississippi history. The safety of our friends and family is the number one priority. The history of multiple sclerosis ms is a detective story spanning more than a. And one way that history lives on is through historic sites, such as battlefields, churches, and plantations.
The fact that symptoms flareup and subside for many people with multiple sclerosis ms, combined with the wide variety and unpredictability of symptoms, has made ms a difficult disease to recognize, define, and treat right from the start. History handsboro and mississippi city civic organization. Mitchell has meticulously researched and written an incredibly valuable examination of mississippis bewitching history warts and all. Luckily, the state is home to loads of perfectly preserved sites from yesteryear. It was built for a lawyer named henry basil shaw and his wife mary elizabeth. Dantzler lumber company had its beginning shortly before the american civil war, when william griffin acquired a sawmill at moss point, mississippi, where the pascagoula river and escatawpa river converged. However, there are some that havent been so well taken care of, and sadly, these 7 plantations are among them. Please note that this book is in extremely deteriorated condition with etensive water damage. Discover handsboro, mississippi historical newspaper archives from 18581859 in more than 3. Historical society of gulfport, gulfport, mississippi.