Handsboro
This Handsboro Community Marker is located on Pass Road in Gulfport,
in front of the Masonic Lodge.
The text of the marker:
"HANDSBORO
N. 1 mi. Founded c 1800. Famed, 1840-1900, for foundries, sawmills & shipyards; Coast's first newspaper, "Democrat" (1846); and many fine academies. Here Jeff. Davis attended Polar Star Lodge. founded in 1852."
Photo courtesy of Joe and Sarah Casey.
in front of the Masonic Lodge.
The text of the marker:
"HANDSBORO
N. 1 mi. Founded c 1800. Famed, 1840-1900, for foundries, sawmills & shipyards; Coast's first newspaper, "Democrat" (1846); and many fine academies. Here Jeff. Davis attended Polar Star Lodge. founded in 1852."
Photo courtesy of Joe and Sarah Casey.
