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Hattiesburg: Palmers Crossing: US 49 at Elks Lake Rd
The landscape around Hattiesburg is defined by pine forests and gently rolling terrain in southeastern Mississippi, which has shaped both the built environment and local life. US Highway 49 is a principal north-south commercial corridor through Hattiesburg, and the area around Elks Lake Road is lined with businesses and traffic-serving development. The Leaf River runs through the city as part of the Pascagoula River basin. Founded in 1882 as a railroad town, Hattiesburg is home to the University of Southern Mississippi, established in 1910. Its mix of university life, rail-era origins and spread-out development gives this Pine Belt centre a distinct place in southern Mississippi.
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Hattiesburg is best known within Mississippi for the University of Southern Mississippi, whose origins date to 1910. The city lies in the Pine Belt on the Leaf River, near its meeting with the Bouie River, in a region long associated with southern pine forests and the timber trade. Founded in 1882 by railroad entrepreneur William H. Hardy and named for his wife, Hattie, it developed as an important rail center. Historic Mobile Street preserves part of its African American commercial and civil-rights heritage, while the former USO Club now houses the African American Military History Museum. Explore related webcams around Hattiesburg to build a broader picture of Mississippi’s Pine Belt.
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