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Mississippi Aquarium is a nonprofit [5] public aquarium located in Gulfport, Mississippi; it opened August 29, 2020. [6] The 5.8-acre (2.3 ha) complex incorporates both indoor and outdoor habitats with more than 200 species of animals and 50 species of native plants. Construction costs were paid through federal, state, local, and private ...
Retrieved December 21, 2019. The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies was established in 1984 as a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to education, conservation, research on marine mammals and their environment in the wild and in captivity. It serves as a liaison between public and private entities interested in marine mammal science.
A total of 33 colleges and universities are located in Mississippi, ... Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College: Perkinston: Public: 1912 Community college:
The Mississippi Gulf Coast consists of many cities that lie directly on the Mississippi Sound. The U. S. Census Bureau divided the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) for the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2003, which previously consisted of the three coastal counties (Hancock; Harrison; Jackson), into two MSAs that included two additional counties (George; Stone).
The Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum (MSIM) was established in 1986 to preserve and interpret the maritime history and heritage of Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.It accomplishes this mission through an array of exhibits on shrimping, oystering, recreational fishing, wetlands, managing marine resources, charter boats, marine blacksmithing, wooden boat building, net-making, catboats ...
Kuhn Memorial State Hospital. Vicksburg. Warren. 84. 1847. 1989. Founded in 1847 as the Vicksburg City Hospital. Came under control of the University of Mississippi in 1908 and name changed to Mississippi State Charity Hospital. Renamed Kuhn Memorial in 1954.
Added to NRHP. March 21, 2007. Turkey Creek Community Historic District is a settlement established by emancipated African Americans during the Reconstruction Era after the American Civil War. [2] The community is situated in north Gulfport, Mississippi, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
Patrick C. Walsh. Patrick C. Walsh is an American urologist, researcher and writer, best known for developing "the anatomic approach to radical prostatectomy ", involving nerve-sparing techniques which reduced the likelihood of impotence and urinary incontinence.