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Once located in the Handsboro Community, Gulf Coast College was founded in 1865 by Henry Leinhard as a private coeducational boarding school here on this site. In the early 1890's the college was converted into a public school. After the original building burned in 1911, classes were moved to a nearby two-story building until 1926. The students were then moved to Handsboro Elementary School, which was closed in 1973 and demolished in 1985.
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| HM Number | HM1JA6 |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2008 |
| Placed By | The Mississippi Department of Archives & History |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, February 23rd, 2015 at 9:01pm PST -08:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16R E 305313 N 3364909 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 30.40051667, -89.02655000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 24.031', W 89° 1.593' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 24' 1.86" N, 89° 1' 35.58" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 228, 601, 662 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1028-1098 MS-605, Gulfport MS 39507, US |
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