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Biloxi

Biloxi is a city on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, United States. In 1699 Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville built Fort Maurepas across Biloxi Bay, the first French settlement in Louisiana, and a later settlement on the present site served as the colony's capital from 1720 to 1722. It grew into a seafood and resort town and was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Biloxi
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French Louisiana

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Biloxi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/biloxi
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