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Hattiesburg / Brooke Cruthirds and Colter Cruthirds.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cruthirds, Brooke., Author.
- Cruthirds, Colter., Author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hattiesburg (Miss.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Hattiesburg (Miss.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2013]
- Summary:
- Hattiesburg was dubbed "The Hub City" because of its geographic relationship to six great Southern cities. On a map, it appears to be the center of a great wheel, with railroad lines fanning out like spokes to New Orleans, Natchez, Jackson, Meridian, Gulfport, and Mobile. This intersection has been a pivotal part of the founding, early history, and continuing role that Hattiesburg plays in the economic and cultural development of the Southeastern United States. Images of America: Hattiesburg covers the city's founding by William H. Hardy, the impact of the lumber industry and the railroads, the educational institutions that benefitted from the largess of local timber tycoons, the illicit fight that made John L. Sullivan the last bare-knuckle heavyweight boxing champion of the world, and scenes of city and rural life in the 1920s.
- Contents:
- Hattiesburg's founding father
- Rails and lumber
- Industry and growth
- Educational institutions
- Camp Shelby
- City life
- Rural scenes.
- OCLC:
- 882569555
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