Fruitland Park is a small

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in southern Forrest County,

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. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. Camp Tiak, a

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camp with a one-mile educational forest trail, is located in Fruitland Park. CampTiakSign

History

The land that Fruitland Park occupies was previously owned by the J. E. North Lumber Company. The F. B. Mills Farm Company of

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bought the land in 1913 for the purpose of growing

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s. The area eventually became a fruit and trucking center. Fruitland Park is located on the former Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. A post office operated under the name Fruitland Park from 1915 to 1976. One of the early settlers was Mr. John A. Nicholson. Mr. Nicholson served in the

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and in an honor guard during the coronation of

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Education

Forrest County Agricultural High School Forrest County Agricultural High School (FCAHS) is a public, secondary school in Brooklyn, in unincorporated Forrest County, Mississippi (United States). The school provides education to grades 9 12. Forrest County AHS is the only independently f ...

*South Forrest Attendance Center (K-8)

Transportation

Fruitland Park is served by

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, which runs north-south through

and

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Notable person

Boyce Holleman Jesse Boyce Holleman (February 26, 1924 – November 21, 2003) was an American war veteran, attorney, politician, and actor. Boyce Holleman was born in Fruitland Park, MS, to a family that made their living in timber and construction. As ...

, actor, aviator, lawyer

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