Handsboro - Gulfport, MS
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hoteltwo
N 30° 23.880 W 089° 01.783
16R E 305004 N 3364636
Marker is at the intersection of East Pass Road and Monet Street in front of the Polar Star Lodge #154 describes the beginnings of Handsboro.
Waymark Code: WMNECQ
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2015
Views: 2
Marker text:
N.1 mi. Founded c. 1800. Famed, 1840-1900, for foundries, sawmills & shipyard; Coast's first newspaper, "Democrat" (1846); and many fine academies. Here Jeff. Davis attended Polar Star Lodge, founded in 1852.
Date Installed:: 1956
Organization that placed the object:: The Mississippi Historical Commission.
Related Website:: [Web Link]
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