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This list of museums in Mississippi encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Kiln's population grew from 1,262 people in 1990 [12] to 2,040 by the end of the century, [13] nearly a 62% increase in population over the decade. One of the main reasons for the population increase in not only Kiln but the entire Mississippi Gulf Coast was the growth of the casino industry in the area.
Mississippi Highway 603 (MS 603) is a 25.0-mile-long (40.2 km) state highway in Hancock County, Mississippi.The highway generally runs north–south from its southern terminus at U.S. Route 90 (US 90) in Waveland through Bay St. Louis and Kiln to its northern terminus at MS 53 near Necaise.
The Hancock County School District is a public school district based in the community of Kiln, Mississippi (). [1]In addition to Kiln, the district also serves the communities of Diamondhead, Pearlington, sections of Waveland and Bay St. Louis, as well as portions of rural Hancock County. [2]
The Stephen D. Lee House in Columbus, Mississippi, was built in 1847 by Thomas Garton Blewett.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 [2] and declared a Mississippi Landmark in 1985. [1]
Roosevelt State Park is a public recreation area located off Interstate 20 on the southwest side of Morton, Mississippi. The state park surrounds 150-acre (61 ha) Shadow Lake at the western edge of Bienville National Forest, between Jackson and Meridian. It is managed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. [3]
The first part of MS 429 that was incorporated into the state highway system was an unnumbered spur from MS 12 to Sallis created around 1951. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] MS 429 was formally created around 1955 running from Goodman , crossing the Big Black River , traveling to Newport, then traveling north to Sallis and MS 12.
The 1,900-acre (7.7 km 2) Flint Creek Water Park provides a wide assortment of outdoor recreational opportunities, most focusing on water sports. [4] The 600-acre (2.4 km 2) Flint Creek Reservoir is created by an earthen dam impounding the headwaters of Flint Creek, which flows south into Red Creek, [5] a tributary of the Pascagoula River.