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    The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad (G&SI) was constructed in the state of Mississippi, USA, at the turn of the 20th century to open a vast expanse of southern...
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    counter a wholesale panic, and the Gulf and Ship Island went into receivership in 1896. Although the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad changed hands to Joseph...
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    Joseph T. Jones (category Monuments and memorials in Mississippi)
    Gulf and Ship Island Railroad in Mississippi, co-founded the City of Gulfport and developed its seaport. Joseph T. Jones was born to Albanus A. and Jane...
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    founded in 1904 to take advantage of a railway line of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. Residents moved their buildings over from the original settlement...
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  • Bay and Western Railroad Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Gulf and Ship Island Railroad...
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    south Mississippi was provided by the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad at the turn of the 20th century. These railroads provided an inexpensive means for moving...
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    Gulfport station (category Former Louisville and Nashville Railroad stations)
    served the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Gulf and Ship Island Railroad (which was succeeded by the Illinois Central Railroad). Former Louisville...
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  • situating them on the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. The expression "Deal Go Down" comes from the card game "Georgia Skin". The railroad serves as more than...
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    established timber and turpentine production as early industries. The Perkinston community benefited from the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, which was constructed...
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  • association with the construction of an early railroad in the area, the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. The town was originally called Bullis after one...
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