Harrison County

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Harrison County is a coastal county in southern Mississippi known for its tourism, casinos, and the cities of Biloxi and Gulfport.

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Harrison County canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
bordersBodyOfWater Mississippi Sound
contains Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport
Harrison County Courthouse
Harrison County Sand Beach
Keesler Air Force Base
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Port of Gulfport
country United States of America
dateEstablished 1841-02-05
governingBody Harrison County Board of Supervisors
hasCity Biloxi, Mississippi
D'Iberville, Mississippi
Gulfport, Mississippi
Long Beach, Mississippi
Lyman, Mississippi
Pass Christian, Mississippi
linked to: Pass Christian, MS
hasCoastline Gulf Coast of Mississippi
hasHigherEducationInstitution Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
William Carey University (Gulfport campus)
hasIndustry fishing industry
gaming industry
military installations support
tourism industry
hasJudicialDistrict First Judicial District of Harrison County
Second Judicial District of Harrison County
hasLargestCity Gulfport, Mississippi
hasTransportation Interstate 10
U.S. Route 49 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 90
knownFor beaches
casinos
seafood industry
shipbuilding
tourism
locatedIn Gulf Coast region
Mississippi
Southern United States
locatedOn Gulf of Mexico
namedAfter William Henry Harrison
partOf Biloxi-Gulfport metropolitan area
Mississippi Gulf Coast
seat Biloxi, Mississippi
Gulfport, Mississippi
subjectTo hurricanes
summerTimeZone Central Daylight Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
timeZone Central Time Zone
wasHeavilyDamagedBy Hurricane Katrina

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Biloxi county Harrison County
D'Iberville county Harrison County
subject linked to: D’Iberville