Biloxi, MS

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About Biloxi

• Jimmy Buffett, the "Margaritaville" singer, was born in Pascagoula, but spent his childhood in Biloxi.
• Seafood Industry Museum preserves the legacy of the Gulf Coast's seafood industry.
• Its strategic location spurred early French colonization and trade in the region.
• A time capsule buried in 1937 at the Biloxi Lighthouse remains unopened.
• Hurricane Katrina in 2005 devastated the city's infrastructure and economy.
• Named from the Biloxi tribe; established in 1699, incorporated in 1838.
• With around 46,000 residents, it's smaller than nearby Gulfport.
• Biloxi sits at an elevation of 20 feet, making it vulnerable to coastal flooding.
• Tourism and casinos drive the local economy in the modern era.
• Biloxi feels like a resilient beach town with a laid-back, festive atmosphere.
• Biloxi sits on the Mississippi Sound, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico.
• Brown pelicans, once endangered, are commonly seen along Biloxi's coast.
• Live oaks, draped with Spanish moss, are a signature tree in Biloxi's landscape.
• The Biloxi tribe, part of the larger Siouan language family, inhabited the area for centuries.
• Hurricane Katrina devastated Biloxi on August 29, 2005.
• Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis's historic home, was built in 1852 near Biloxi.
• The Biloxi Lighthouse is said to be haunted by a former keeper and his wife.
• U.S. Highway 90 runs along the beach front in Biloxi.

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