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Gulfport, city, coseat (with nearby Biloxi) of Harrison county, southern Mississippi, U.S., about 55 miles (90 km) east of New Orleans, Louisiana. Gulfport is a port of entry on Mississippi Sound, an embayment of the Gulf of Mexico. It was founded in 1887 by Captain William H. Hardy as the site for the terminus of his Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. In 1902 Captain Joseph T. Jones assumed control of the line, and he and his family helped develop the city and harbour. In the 1920s Gulfport experienced a short-lived boom as a seaside resort after the Gulf line was ...(100 of 259 words)

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