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Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1] There are 53 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Another 14 properties were once listed but have been removed.
One of the oldest public or commercial structures in the city, it also has been known as Downtown Station and as Old Main Post Office. In 1963 a one-story extension to the rear was added. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]
U.S. Route 49 (US 49) is a north–south United States highway.The highway's northern terminus is in Piggott, Arkansas, at an intersection with U.S. Route 62 (US 62). Its southern terminus is in Gulfport, Mississippi, at an intersection with US 90.
Mississippi City cemetery is located at 232, 32 1 ⁄ 2 Street in Gulfport As of 2016, there were about 880 graves in the cemetery, with the earliest burials dating from the 1840s. [ 18 ] Notable interments include Blind Roosevelt Graves (1909–1962) [ 19 ] and Confederate veterans from the American Civil War. [ 20 ]
The courthouse tower and annex are situated on 6.7 acres (2.7 ha). A park-like plaza extends 243 feet (74 m) from the street to the main entrance of the courthouse tower. Southern live oaks (Quercus virginiana), dating from the 1923 school property, dot the landscape. A large theater at the center of the old school building was replaced with a ...
Gulfport, Mississippi (map center) is east of Long Beach, west of Biloxi, along the Gulf of Mexico. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city had a total area of 64.2 sq mi (166.4 km 2 ), of which 56.9 sq mi (147.4 km 2 ) is land and 7.3 sq mi (19.0 km 2 ) (11.40%) is water.
The historic Turkey Creek community is surrounded by large urban developments that include the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport to the south, U.S. Route 49 to the west, and an industrial seaway on the north. [3] The Historic District is a residential area situated along Rippy Road and is associated with freshwater marsh and coastal ...
The Mississippi Gulf Coast consists of many cities that lie directly on the Mississippi Sound. The U. S. Census Bureau divided the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) for the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2003, which previously consisted of the three coastal counties (Hancock; Harrison; Jackson), into two MSAs that included two additional counties (George; Stone).