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1994 Map of Gulfport North

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Gulfport North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

Gulfport and the surrounding Harrison County landscape are shown here during a period of significant coastal and inland transition. The southern edge of the map is defined by the Mississippi Sound, where the U S Naval Reservation and Veterans Hospital occupy prominent positions along the shoreline near Mississippi City. Further inland, the sprawling Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport sits adjacent to the residential and industrial corridors of Handsboro and West Gulfport.

The hydrography of the region is centered on the winding Bernard Bayou and the Biloxi River, which flow through a mix of established settlements like Orange Grove and Lyman and more industrial sites including various pits and sewage disposal facilities. Local history is preserved in the locations of Evergreen Cem, Beulah Ch, and the Turkey Creek Sch, marking the social centers of these Mississippi communities before the turn of the millennium.