Gulfport Yacht Club
Gulfport may refer to: Places in USA *Gulfport, Florida *Gulfport, Illinois *Gulfport, Mississippi Ships * , two ships of this name * , a Hansa A Type cargo ship in service 1947-64 * ''Gulfport'' was a prospective name for Other uses * Gulfport station, a former train station in Gulfport, Mississippi, now a museum * Gulfport (Staten Island Railway station), in New York * Gulfport High School, in Gulfport, Mississippi * Gulfport Open The Gulfport Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that played in the 1940s on Mississippi's oldest golf course, the Great Southern Golf Club of Gulfport. At the 1945 event, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead finished play in regulation tied for the ...

Gulfport, Florida
Gulfport is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States, bordering St. Petersburg, South Pasadena, and Boca Ciega Bay. The population of Gulfport was 12,029 at the 2010 census. Gulfport is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater metropolitan statistical area. History Archaeological digs around Boca Ciega Bay indicate that settlements existed in the area circa 3000 to 8000 BC. The area was also densely populated during the Safety Harbor period. In 1528, the Spanish explorer Pánfilo de Narváez landed on the Pinellas peninsula, some say near present-day Gulfport, where he encountered the local Timucuan peoples. Gulfport has been known by several names since its founding. The first settler in what would become Gulfport were James and Rebecca Barnett in 1868 and named the area Barnett's Bluff. As other settlers trickled in and homesteaded the area, the settlement became known as Bonifacio around 1880. In 1884 Philadelphia financier Hamilton Disston envisioned a thr ...
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Gulfport, Illinois
Gulfport is a village in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 54, down from 207 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village was completely submerged, save the roofs of some homes and buildings, by a levee break during the flood of 2008. Geography Gulfport is located on the western edge of Henderson County at (40.808989, −91.083733). It is bordered to the west by the Mississippi River, which is also the state boundary with Iowa. U.S. Route 34 passes through the village, crossing the Mississippi via the Great River Bridge to Burlington, Iowa. To the east US 34 leads to Monmouth and to Galesburg. According to the 2010 census, Gulf Port has a total area of , of which (or 61.88%) is land and (or 38.12%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 207 people, 89 households, and 62 families residing in the village. The population density was ...
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Gulfport, Mississippi
Gulfport is the second-largest city in Mississippi after the state capital, Jackson. Along with Biloxi, Gulfport is the co-county seat of Harrison County and the larger of the two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the city of Gulfport had a total population of 72,926, with 416,259 in the metro area as of 2018. It is also home to the US Navy Atlantic Fleet Seabees. History This area was occupied by indigenous cultures for thousands of years, culminating in the historic encounter between the Choctaw and the first European explorers of the area. Along the Gulf Coast, French colonists founded nearby Biloxi, and Mobile in the 18th century, well before the area was acquired from France by the United States in 1803 in the Louisiana Purchase. By the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the United States completed treaties to extinguish Choctaw and other tribal land claims and removed them to Indian Territory, now Oklahom ...
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Gulfport Station
Gulfport station is a closed Amtrak intercity train station in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. Gulfport is a former union station that served the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Gulf and Ship Island Railroad (which was succeeded by the Illinois Central Railroad). Former Louisville & Nashville services which utilized their station included the '' Gulf Wind'' (New Orleans - Jacksonville), '' Pan-American'' (New Orleans - Cincinnati) and ''Humming Bird'' (New Orleans - Cincinnati), as well as an additional unnamed day train (New Orleans - Jacksonville). The Louisville & Nashville also operated the southern leg of the ''Crescent'' and ''Piedmont Limited The ''Piedmont Limited'' was a named passenger train operated by the Southern Railway in the southern United States. For most of its life it was a New York—New Orleans train, operating over the same route as the more famous '' Crescent Li ...'' through the station under contract to the Southern Railway). Amtr ...
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Gulfport (Staten Island Railway Station)
The Travis Branch is a branch of the Staten Island Railway in New York City, that operates from Arlington Yard to Fresh Kills, which is used for freight transportation along the West Shore, Staten Island. History The Gulf Oil Corporation opened a dock and tank farm along the Arthur Kill in 1928 and in order to serve it, the Travis Branch was built south from Arlington Yard into the marshes of the island's western shore to Gulfport. The small yard on the refinery property had a capacity for 150 tank cars. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) built wood trestles to carry the track over the many creeks that dissect the right-of-way to Travis. The branch was never electrified. At this time, the two West Shore branches were mapped to be joined together by the B&O. The West Shore Line between Arlington and Tottenville, would have allowed rail freight headed to Nassau Smelting and other freight customers on the Main Line to avoid the congestion of Saint George Yard and the frequ ...
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Gulfport High School
Gulfport High School (GHS) is a public high school located in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport School District. In 2019, Gulfport High was given a B-rating from the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. The mascot is the Admiral. School colors are royal blue, orange, and white. The helmet insignia is a replica of the Green Bay Packers' "G." History The original Gulfport High was built in the year 1923, and the current Gulfport High School was founded in 1967. In 1966, Gulfport East was built. The first classes occurred in 1967, which were fully integrated. In 1978, the two schools merged, forming the current campus. It is part of the Gulfport School District. Academics In 2019, the school's body had an average ACT score of a 20.3, and it given a B-rating from the Mississippi Statewide Accountability system. Students at Gulfport High School have the option to take Advanced Placement classes and also have access to career readiness p ...
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