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37-647: Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center (CSJFTC), encompassing over 525 square kilometers, is located in portions of Perry and Forrest Counties, in south Mississippi. The training center was established during World War I and it has served almost continuously since then as a training site, not only for the Reserve Components of the Army, but also for the Active Components of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. The training site consists of

74-464: A map of Mississippi from 1855. Mississippi City was the county seat of Harrison County from 1841 to 1902, but is now a suburb in east Gulfport. Gulfport was incorporated on July 28, 1898. The city was founded by William H. Hardy , who was president of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad (G&SIRR) that connected inland lumber mills to the coast. He was joined by Joseph T. Jones , who later took over

111-677: A mix of State, Department of Defense , and U.S. Forest Service lands in the DeSoto National Forest . Encompassing more than 134,820 acres (546 km), Camp Shelby, Mississippi is the largest state-owned and operated field training center in the United States. It is a training ground for the Abrams M1 Tank , Paladin Howitzers and home to the 3rd Brigade 87th Division Training Support. Camp Shelby serves as

148-458: A small village today. New Augusta, two miles south of Old Augusta, was made the county seat of Perry County, because it was situated on the Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 650 square miles (1,700 km ), of which 647 square miles (1,680 km ) is land and 3.0 square miles (7.8 km ) (0.5%) is water. As of

185-626: A summer camp by the National Guard. Because of Camp Shelby's natural advantages of climate and location, plus a great variety of terrain including part of the Ragland Hills , it was reopened in 1940 as a federal installation. Some of the divisions that have trained in Mississippi include the 31st, 37th, 38th, 43rd, 63rd, 65th, 69th, 85th, 94th, and the 99th Divisions. The famous Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team and

222-456: A training site for National Guardsmen and Reservists from throughout the country hosting as many as 100,000 personnel annually. Camp Shelby was established in 1917. The post was named in honor of Isaac Shelby , Indian fighter, Revolutionary War hero and 1st Governor of Kentucky, by the first troops to train here, the 38th Division . In 1934, the State of Mississippi acquired the site for use as

259-733: Is Billy Hewes who is serving his third term in office. The City of Gulfport is served by the Gulfport School District and the Harrison County School District . The Harrison County Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is also located in Gulfport. Before Hurricane Katrina, William Carey University had a satellite campus in Gulfport. In 2009, the university moved to its new Tradition Campus, constructed off Mississippi Highway 67 in north Harrison County. The Gulf Park Campus of

296-582: Is New Augusta . The county is named after the War of 1812 naval hero, Oliver Hazard Perry . Perry County is part of the Hattiesburg , MS Metropolitan Statistical Area . Until 1906, the county seat was the old town of Augusta , near the center of the county on the east bank of the Leaf River . At Old Augusta, the outlaw James Copeland was executed by hanging on October 30, 1857. Old Augusta remains

333-423: Is assisted by the U.S. Coast Guard, which operates 9 boats out of the port of Gulfport, 4 of which are Patrol Boats. The Gulfport station has 110 members which include Active, Reserve and Coast Guard Auxiliary who respond to an average of 300 search and rescue cases annually. The Gulfport Fire Department was founded in 1908 and currently provides fire suppression, HAZMAT response, and technical rescue services within

370-453: Is late Pleistocene. Gulfport Formation is limited to a 1- to 3-km-wide discontinuous barrier ridge belt that borders the Gulf mainland shore. Commonly overlies Prairie Formation (alluvium) landward and Biloxi Formation (shelf deposits) near shore. Grades upward from poorly to moderately sorted shoreface sands to foreshore sand and dunes. Fig. 1 shows unit extending from Gulfport, MS, eastward to

407-689: Is significant part of the museum's collection. The post closed shortly after the end of World War II. During the Korean War , Camp Shelby was established as an emergency railhead facility. In the summer of 1954, non-divisional National Guard units trained at Camp Shelby and in 1956, it was designated a permanent training site by Continental Army Command (now FORSCOM ). Over 5,000 troops were processed through Camp Shelby during Desert Storm operations. The 199th Light Infantry Brigade trained at Camp Shelby from September to November 1966 in preparation for deployment to Vietnam from Fort Benning Georgia. The 199th

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444-519: Is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi after the state capital , Jackson . Along with Biloxi , Gulfport is the co- county seat of Harrison County and part of the Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area . As of the 2020 census , Gulfport has a population of 72,926; the metro area has a population of 416,259. Gulfport lies along the gulf coast of the United States in southern Mississippi, taking its name from its port on

481-569: The 100th Battalion trained here in preparation for World War II (See the 1951 movie Go For Broke! and the 2006 movie Only the Brave ). Women's Army Corps (WAC) units also trained here. The post contained a large convalescent hospital and had a prisoner of war camp which housed soldiers of the famous German Afrika Korps . Camp Shelby is also home to the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum . The history of Camp Shelby

518-416: The 2020 United States census , there were 11,511 people, 4,623 households, and 3,347 families residing in the county. There are two school districts in the county: Perry County Schools and Richton School District . The county is in the zone for Jones College . 31°10′N 88°59′W  /  31.17°N 88.99°W  / 31.17; -88.99 Gulfport, Mississippi Gulfport

555-525: The Air National Guard opened a new combat training runway at Camp Shelby. The 210-acre (0.8 km) Shelby Auxiliary Field One is one of only two facilities in the world designed for C-17 Globemaster III short-field landing training. It was constructed to meet Air Force C-17 training requirements. Contingency Operating Location 3 at Camp Shelby is used for Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps field training. Camp Shelby also serves as

592-705: The Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, Mississippi utilize Camp Shelby as the site for their Field Training Exercises (FTX). Camp Shelby is also home to the Youth Challenge Academy (a military structured GED and State High School diploma program established in 1994 to aid Mississippi High school dropouts, ages 16 to 18, designed and operated by the National Guard Bureau). In mid-2007,

629-900: The University of Southern Mississippi is located in Long Beach , just west of Gulfport. In 2012, repairs and renovations to campus buildings were still in progress following extensive damage in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina. Headquartered in Gulfport, The Sun Herald is the local newspaper for Gulfport, Biloxi, and other Gulf Coast cities. There are six FM radio stations licensed in Gulfport: W209CF 89.7, WA0Y 91.7 ( American Family Radio ), WGBL 96.7, WGCM-FM 102.3, WAIP-LP 103.9, and WLGF 107.1 ( K-Love ). There are also three AM radio stations licensed in Gulfport, all with FM translators: WQFX 1130 (W254DJ 98.7), WGCM 1240 (W265DH 100.9), and WROA 1390 (W261CU 100.1). It

666-841: The 2006 Pulitzer Prize in journalism for its Katrina coverage. The local ABC television affiliate, WLOX, won the Peabody Award for its Hurricane Katrina coverage. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city had a total area of 64.2 sq mi (166.4 km ), of which 56.9 sq mi (147.4 km ) is land and 7.3 sq mi (19.0 km ) (11.40%) is water. Gulfport Formation, here named in Harrison Co., southeastern MS, described as barrier ridge composed of white, medium- to fine-grained sand, yellow-orange near surface. Thickness ranges form 5.0 to 9.5 m. Overlies Biloxi Formation. Age

703-484: The 20th century, the city developed as an important port; as it was served by railroads from the interior, it stimulated town growth by providing a way to get products to markets. 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

740-479: The 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division (PA ARNG) ; the 53rd Brigade Combat Team (FL ARNG); the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division (MN ARNG); the 41st Brigade Combat Team (OR ARNG); the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (LA ARNG); the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team (ID ARNG), the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (NY ARNG), and the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (GA ARNG). U.S. Navy Seabee units homeported or mobilized from

777-520: The City annexed 33 square miles (85 km ) north of Gulfport, making it the second-largest city in Mississippi. On August 29, 2005, Gulfport was hit by the strong eastern side of Hurricane Katrina . Much of the city was flooded or destroyed that day by the strong, hurricane-force winds, which lasted more than 16 hours, and a storm surge exceeding 28 feet (8.5 m) in some sections. Hurricane Katrina damaged more than 40 Mississippi libraries, gutting

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814-661: The G&;SIRR, dredged the harbor in Gulfport, and opened the shipping channel to the sea. In 1902, the harbor was completed and the Port of Gulfport became a working seaport. On April 28, 1904, the Treasury Department changed the port of entry for the district of the Pearl River from Shieldsboro to Gulfport. It now accounts for millions of dollars in annual sales and tax revenue for the state of Mississippi. In 1910,

851-558: The Gulf Coast area is served by the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport . The Coast Transit Authority provides bus service to the region with fixed-route and paratransit services. Major roads and highways serve Gulfport. Interstate 10 runs east–west through the middle section of Gulfport. U.S. 90 , following the coast in this region, runs east–west through the downtown area. U.S. 49 from

888-545: The Gulf Coast on the Mississippi Sound . It is home to the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet Seabees . This area was occupied by indigenous cultures for thousands of years, culminating in the historic encounter between the Choctaw and the first European explorers of the area. Along the Gulf Coast, French colonists founded nearby Biloxi , and Mobile in the 18th century, well before the area was acquired from France by

925-687: The Gulfport Public Library, first floor, and breaking windows on the second floor, beyond repair. It required total reconstruction. Although Katrina's damage was far more widespread, it was not the fiercest hurricane to hit Gulfport. Katrina, a Category 3 storm at landfall, was dwarfed by Hurricane Camille , a Category 5 storm, which had hit Gulfport and neighboring communities on August 17, 1969, with 175 mph sustained winds compared to Katrina's 120 mph sustained winds. The Sun Herald newspaper in Biloxi-Gulfport won

962-619: The Sound" (speedboat races). Gulfport is a thriving residential community with a strong mercantile center. There are historic neighborhoods and home sites, as well as diverse shopping opportunities and several motels scattered throughout to accommodate golfing, gambling, and water-sport tourism. Gulfport is also home to the Island View Casino , one of twelve casinos on the Mississippi Gulf Coast . Gulfport/Biloxi and

999-556: The U.S. Post Office and Customhouse was built here. This Gulfport Post office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. In March 1916, Mayor George M. Foote announced that the Andrew Carnegie foundation was going to aid in construction of a Carnegie Library in Gulfport. The city had agreed to providing matching funds for the construction as well as committing to provide operating funds. In

1036-786: The United States in 1803 in the Louisiana Purchase . By the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the United States completed treaties to extinguish Choctaw and other tribal land claims and removed them to Indian Territory , now Oklahoma. In that period, the other four of the Five Civilized Tribes in the Southeast were also removed, to make way for white settlers to take over the lands and develop them for agriculture, especially cotton. An early settlement near this location, known as Mississippi City , appeared on

1073-481: The city limits of Gulfport, Mississippi . The GFD operates out of 11 active stations and is staffed by professional firefighters. The GFD works in conjunction with American Medical Response for EMS related emergencies. Gulfport uses a strong mayor-council form of government. The city is subdivided into seven wards, where members are elected as part of the Gulfport City Council. The current mayor

1110-511: The city were: From its beginnings as a lumber port, Gulfport evolved into a diversified city. With about 6.7 miles (10.8 kilometres) of white sand beaches along the Gulf of Mexico , Gulfport has become a tourism destination, due in large part to Mississippi's coast casinos. Gulfport has served as host to popular cultural events such as the "World's Largest Fishing Rodeo," "Cruisin' the Coast" (a week of classic cars), “Black Spring Break” and "Smokin'

1147-402: The city, with no notable accumulation occurring most years. Summers are generally long, hot and humid, though the city's proximity to the Gulf prevents extreme summer highs, as seen farther inland. Gulfport is subject to extreme weather, most notably tropical storm activity through the Gulf of Mexico. The all-time record high for the city is 107 °F (41.7 °C), set on August 26, 2023, and

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1184-649: The mouth of the Ochlockonee River , Franklin County, Florida . Deposited during the Sangamonian. The city listed 39 official neighborhoods in 2000. These neighborhoods are sometimes subdivisions or accumulations of gradual home development. These include: Gulfport has a humid subtropical climate , which is strongly moderated by the Gulf of Mexico . Winters are short and generally mild; cold spells do occur, but seldom last long. Snow flurries are rare in

1221-666: The north terminates in Gulfport. Until Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Amtrak 's Sunset Limited from Los Angeles to Orlando made stops in Gulfport station . Well into the 1960s, the Louisville and Nashville ran several trains daily, making stops in Gulfport-- Crescent , Gulf Wind , Humming Bird , Pan-American and Piedmont Limited —varied destinations including New Orleans, Cincinnati, Atlanta, New York City and Jacksonville. The Gulfport Police Department has 160 sworn personnel and 80 civilian staff. It

1258-410: The record coldest is 1 °F (−17.2 °C) on February 12, 1899. Climate records for the city date back to 1893; however, until 1998 records were stitched with neighboring Biloxi. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 72,926 people, 25,559 households, and 15,584 families residing in the city. According to Gulfport's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in

1295-501: The training facility for the Mississippi State Guard annual training and is home to the 310th Battalion (MSSG) 315th MP Co. 31°11′16″N 89°11′57″W  /  31.18778°N 89.19917°W  / 31.18778; -89.19917 Perry County, Mississippi Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi . As of the 2020 census , the population was 11,511. The county seat

1332-498: Was the only combat unit to train at Camp Shelby during the Vietnam War. Camp Shelby was federalized as a FORSCOM Mobilization Center on June 6, 2004. Since then, several Regimental or Brigade Combat Teams have mobilized through Camp Shelby including the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment (Tennessee Army National Guard); the 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team (MS ARNG); the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division (PA ARNG);

1369-592: Was the second-strongest hurricane to make U.S. landfall in recorded history. The area of total destruction in Harrison County was 68 square miles (180 km ).[11] The total estimated cost of damage was $ 1.42 billion (1969 USD, $ 9 billion 2012 USD).[12] Camille was the second-most expensive hurricane in the United States, up to that point (behind Hurricane Betsy ).[13] The storm directly killed 143 people in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. In December 1993,

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