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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XFC_1863-east-pascagoula-raid-historical_Gulfport-MS.html
The Louisiana Native Guards, composed largely of former slaves and free men of color from Louisiana, were organized by Union Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler in 1862. On April 9, 1863, 180 men from companies B and G of the 2nd Regiment, landed at Pascago…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XFB_old-gulfport-high-school-historical_Gulfport-MS.html
The Gulfport High School, built in 1923 by architect N. W. Overstreet, replaced two earlier schools built in 1899 and 1905, both of which burned. Opened in 1924 at a new location on 15th Street, the school was converted to a junior high in 1977 du…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XFA_dr-felix-henry-dunn-historical_Gulfport-MS.html
An African American physician, lived and practiced medicine here fron 1953 until 2002. His work to register African American voters provoked repeated death threats and fire bombing of his clinic. He was president of the Gulfport Branch NAACP and m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XF9_ship-island-historical_Gulfport-MS.html
12 miles south of the mainland lies emerald waters and sugar white sand. Site of economic and military conquest by the Spanish in the 1500s and the French in 1699, the British in the 1700s, and the Union Army in 1861. Site of Civil War Fort Massac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XEZ_harrison-county-confederate-monument-a-war-memorial_Gulfport-MS.html
"In Memory of our Confederate Dead"
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JA5_st-marks-episcopal-church_Gulfport-MS.html
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, once located here, was organized as a mission parish in 1846. Originally a simple rectangular frame building with twin front doors. The church was altered and enlarged over the years and was moved from its original bea…
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/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 …
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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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