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In 1969, Hurricane Camille with its 30-foot (9.1 m) tidal surge cut Ship Island into two distinct islands, to form East Ship Island and West Ship Island. The gap was known as the Camille Cut. Ship Island before (top) and after (below) Hurricane Katrina. In 1972, the original 1886 wooden lighthouse was accidentally burned down by campers.
Interior view of Fort Massachusetts, prepared for tours. Fort Massachusetts is a fort on West Ship Island along the Mississippi Gulf Coast of the United States.It was built following the War of 1812, with brick walls during 1859–1866, and remained in use until 1903.
The G&SIRR Company controlled a 6-mile (9.7-km) long channel in the Gulf of Mexico that connected the mainland to Ship Island. Dredging of a shipping channel was completed by the S.S. Bullis Company in 1902; it connected Ship Island and the main railroad terminal at Gulfport. [3] The G&SIRR greatly facilitated the development of the shipping port.
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Under a contract with a representative of the United States Government, dated February 20, 1901, and made pursuant to an act of Congress of March, 1889, the carrier dredged a ship channel some 7 miles long from Ship Island to the harbor at Gulfport and an anchorage basin adjacent to the docks at that point, completing the work in 1902.
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