14 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
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Valena C. Jones School (Mississippi)
· 6.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wondered what education looked like for African American students during segregation? You’re about to see a powerful example right here. This building, the Valena C. Jones School, holds decades of stories about…
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Gulfport, MS
· 9.5 mi
Gulfport is a place where resilience meets relaxation, a coastal city forever shaped by the Gulf of Mexico. The railroad's arrival transformed it into a major port around the turn of the 20th century, a time when…
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Gulfport Army Air Field Hangar
· 12.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Look out your window! That hangar you're seeing isn't just any old building; it's a direct link to the powerful B-29 Superfortress and the end of World War II. It's a true piece of aviation history right here in…
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Turkey Creek Community Historic District
· 12.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wondered what freedom looked like right after the Civil War? You're driving through it! This is the Turkey Creek Community, a place where formerly enslaved African Americans forged a new life out of emancipation.…
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Living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast: The Anchor Towns
· 12.3 mi
Welcome to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This whole stretch is a string of beach towns lined up along the water, and the two big anchors are Gulfport and Biloxi. That is where you will find casinos lit up at night, the…
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Living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast: The Harbors
· 12.3 mi
Here is something about living on this coast. Every single town has its own harbor, and they are packed. Shrimp boats, oyster boats, yachts, and every kind of pleasure craft you can imagine, all tied up together.…
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Living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast: Creole and Cajun Roots
· 12.3 mi
The culture down on this coast leans heavy on its Creole and Cajun roots, and you feel it strongest in Pass Christian and Bay Saint Louis. French place names and family surnames are everywhere, Catholic churches anchor…
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Living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast: Weather and Storms
· 12.3 mi
Let's talk weather on the Gulf Coast. Summers are hot, humid, and they last forever. Winters are mild more often than not, but they can surprise you. Back in January of twenty twenty five we got eight inches of snow,…
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Living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast: The Barrier Islands
· 12.3 mi
Here is something a lot of people do not know about Mississippi. About ten miles offshore there is a chain of barrier islands, and nobody lives on them. In the summer they are the place to go. You take the ferry out of…
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Hancock High School (Brett Favre)
· 12.9 mi
Out here near Stennis Airport Road in Kiln sits Hancock High School, where a bronze Brett Favre statue now guards Brett Favre Field. Favre, class of 1987, played for the Hawks under his own father, head coach Irvin…
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Beauvoir (Biloxi, Mississippi)
· 16.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine walking the grounds where Jefferson Davis, the only president of the Confederacy, spent his final years. After the Civil War, Davis faced immense hardship. In 1876, he was invited by Sarah Dorsey, the widow of a…
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Fort Massachusetts (Mississippi)
· 17.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb
These brick walls whisper tales of coastal defense, standing guard for decades. Construction on Fort Massachusetts began after the War of 1812. But it was heavily upgraded between 1859 and 1866, transforming it into the…
