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Facts about Hattiesburg

Hattiesburg is also known as: Lamar County / Hattiesburg city.

And some of the notable people born here have been: Danny Manning (basketball player and coach), Tim Floyd (basketball coach and coach), Purvis Short (basketball player), Estus Hood (american football player), and Grant Williams (american football player).

Hattiesburg is home to the following sports teams: Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball.

And featured attractions of Hattiesburg: M. M. Roberts Stadium, Beverly Drive-In Theater, Old Hattiesburg High School, Burkett's Creek Archeological Site, and East Sixth Street USO Building.

Hattiesburg is represented by Mayor Johnny DuPree.

Hattiesburg is a city in Mississippi, bisected by the county line between Forrest County (where it is the county seat) and Lamar County. The population was 47,556 in 2013. It is the principal city of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Forrest, Lamar and Perry counties.Founded in 1882 by civil engineer William H. Hardy, Hattiesburg was named in honor of Hardy's wife Hattie. The town was incorporated two years later with a population of 400. Hattiesburg's population first expanded as a center of the lumber and railroad industries, from which was derived the nickname "The Hub City." It now attracts newcomers to the area because of the diversity of the economy, strong neighborhoods and the central location in South Mississippi.Hattiesburg is home to The University of Southern Mississippi (originally known as Mississippi Normal College) and William Carey University (formerly William Carey College). South of Hattiesburg is Camp Shelby, the largest National Guard training base east of the Mississippi River.

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