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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JA3_mississippi-city-courthouse_Gulfport-MS.html
Constructed in 1893 as part of the Harrison County Circuit Clerk's office, the "Old Courthouse," located here, was a two-story, red brick edifice. It was the last remaining structure associated with a complex of courthouse buildings in Mississippi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JA0_gulfport-boogie_Gulfport-MS.html
Front Gulfport was once home to an active blues and rhythm & blues scene, particularly here in the North Gulfport area. Jaimoe, famed drummer with the Allman Brothers Band, was raised in Gulfport, as was the band's onetime bassist Lamar William…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J9Y_the-magnolia-route_Gulfport-MS.html
On April 20, 1925, the Magnolia Route opened with a forty-hour, 1,000 mile endurance drive from Gulfport to Chicago. This route was designed to bring more commerce and tourism to Mississippi.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J9P_broadcasting-the-blues_Gulfport-MS.html
Front Blues radio took off in the post-World War II era with the arrival of rhythm & blues programming. A new era for blues radio began in 2000 when Rip Daniels, a Gulfport native, launched the American Blues Network (ABN) at this site. Using sat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AO4_kellier-sternberg-house_Gulfport-MS.html
The Iconic-columned, neoclassical house that once stood here was originally built ca. 1900 by T.G.B. Kellier and was later owned by Edward Sternberg, southeastern claims and litigation manager for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. In 1999, the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ANX_gulf-coast-military-academy_Gulfport-MS.html
This preparatory school for boys was founded in 1912. The senior division campus, closed in 1951, is now the site of the Armed Forces Retirement Home-Gulfport, formerly known as the United States Naval Home. The junior division campus, closed in 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ANW_gulfport-civil-rights-wade-in_Gulfport-MS.html
Near this spot on April 17 and April 24, 1960, Gulfport NAACP president Dr. Felix Dunn and his family joined in peaceful "wade-in" demonstrations to challenge the laws denying African-Americans use of the beach. Gulfport police officers removed th…
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