Handsboro in Gulfport, Mississippi

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Handsboro

Gulfport, MS, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 23' 6.0756", -89° 4' 22.458"

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North one mile. Founded circa 1800. Famed, 1840-1900, for foundries, sawmills & shipyard; Coast first newspaper, Democrat (1846); and many fine academies. Here Jefferson Davis attended polar Star Lodge, founded in 1852.

Last updated: 6/17/2009 10:15:00

Handsboro Historical Marker Location Map, Gulfport, Mississippi