Gulfport in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Gulf Coast Military Academy

By Mark Hilton, September 5, 2013

1. Gulf Coast Military Academy Marker

Inscription. This preparatory school for boys was founded in 1912. The senior division campus, closed in 1951, is now the site of the Armed Forces Retirement Home-Gulfport, formerly known as the United States Naval Home. The junior division campus, closed in 1976, was one quarter mile to the east. "Send us the boy and we will return the man."

Erected 2010 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program marker series.

Location. 30° 23.098′ N, 89° 0.994′ W. Marker is in Gulfport, Mississippi, in Harrison County. Marker is at the intersection of Beach Drive and Anniston Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Beach Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1800 Beach Drive, Gulfport MS 39507, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Handsboro Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Handsboro (approx. 1.2 miles away); Gulf Coast College (approx. 1.2 miles away); St. Mark's Episcopal Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mississippi City Courthouse

Previous location of academy image. Click for full size.

By Mark Hilton, September 5, 2013

2. Previous location of academy

(approx. 1.7 miles away); Memorialization of Jefferson Davis (approx. 1.7 miles away); Beauvoir (approx. 2.9 miles away); Broadcasting the Blues (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gulfport.

Also see . . . Gulf Coast Military Academy. Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 9, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

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Gulf Coast Military Academy (Postcard) image. Click for full size.

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3. Gulf Coast Military Academy (Postcard)

Current use of academy site image. Click for full size.

By Mark Hilton, September 5, 2013

4. Current use of academy site

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 6, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 530 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on September 4, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on September 6, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.