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Welcome centers, also commonly known as visitors' centers, visitor information centers, or tourist information centers, are buildings located at either entrances to states on major ports of entry, such as interstates or major highways, e.g. U.S. Routes or state highways, or in strategic cities within regions of a state, e.g. Southern California, Southwest Colorado, East Tennessee, or the South ...
Mississippi, and Biloxi with it, was admitted as a state to the union in 1817. Biloxi began to grow. In the antebellum period of the 19th century, it became known as a summer resort due to its proximity to the breezes and beaches of the coast. It also had the advantages of proximity to New Orleans and ease of access via water.
Four visitor centers, staffed by National Park personnel, are located within Gulf Islands National Seashore. Two are located in Florida, and one is located in Mississippi. Florida Visitor Centers. Fort Barrancas Visitor Center (located aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida) Fort Pickens Discovery Center, Pensacola Beach, Florida
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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.
There are 40 National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi. Five of these are also State Historic Sites. For consistency, the sites are named here as designated under the National Historic Landmark program. A cross-reference list of all seven State Historic Sites is provided further below, which uses different names for some sites.
Protected areas of Harrison County, Mississippi (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Harrison County, Mississippi" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.