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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).
Great Southern Hotel (Gulfport) Built in 1902 to 1903 by entrepreneur Joseph T. Jones and designed by Mississippi Gulf Coast native and New Orleans–based architect Thomas Sully, the Great Southern Hotel had unheard of luxuries for the time—telephones in every guest room, hot and cold running water, and a bath for every two rooms. [4][5] The ...
October 1–2, 1969: A subtropical storm dropped 3.52 inches of rain near Fulton. July 22–23, 1970: Tropical Storm Becky brought rainfall to the state peaking at 7.08 inches at Shubuta. September 16–17, 1971: After making landfall in Louisiana, Hurricane Edith moved through Mississippi as a tropical storm.
Gambling towns in Mississippi include Gulfport and Biloxi on the Gulf Coast; Vicksburg, Natchez, Tunica Resorts, and Greenville on the Mississippi River; and the town of Philadelphia in the interior. Prior to Katrina, Mississippi was the second-largest gambling state in the Union in terms of its revenues, after Nevada and ahead of New Jersey .
The city's location on the coast made it vulnerable to hurricanes and it weathered several. But on August 17, 1969, Gulfport and the Mississippi Gulf Coast were hit by Hurricane Camille. Measured by central pressure, Camille was the second-strongest hurricane to make U.S. landfall in recorded history.
64,008,345 [1] The Gulf Coast of the United States, also known as the Gulf South or the South Coast, is the coastline along the Southern United States where they meet the Gulf of Mexico. The coastal states that have a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, and these are known as the Gulf States.
Interior view of Fort Massachusetts, prepared for tours. Fort Massachusetts is a fort on West Ship Island along the Mississippi Gulf Coast of the United States. It was built following the War of 1812, with brick walls during 1859–1866, and remained in use until 1903. Currently, it is a historical tourist attraction within the Gulf Islands ...
As Hurricane Katrina approached in August 2005, the Taylor family fled their Gulf-front home in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, heading miles inland to his brother's home.