Hub, Mississippi

Marion County

Population: 

Town incorporated:  no

Post office: 9-11-1899 to 4-30-1954

Railroads: CL&G- G&SI- IC

                  

Next Town North- Kenney

 

G&SI Milepost 82.99

(from Gulfport, by way of Maxie)

 

Next Town South- Nason

1934 soil survey map

 

1964 USGS topo map

HISTORY by Tony Howe: 

INDUSTRY -

Jeff Davis Lumber Co.- pine lumber mill cutting 5,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No F-1043 List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Gulf & Ship Island RR Oct. 28, 1919.

Boswell Lumber Co.- pine lumber mill cutting 10,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No F-1043 List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Gulf & Ship Island RR Oct. 28, 1919. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- 

J. H. Carnathan, general store 1900

Clayton Bros., sawmill 1900

McNair & Co., turpentine 1900

T. J. Rankin, sawmill 1900

 

 

 

 

 

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