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SMALL TOWN SPOTLIGHT
Where in Mississippi is...
What do burning charcoal, cutting timber, distilling moonshine, and throwing footballs have in common? They're all part of the unique legacy of a little Gulf Coast town called Kiln.
About 13 miles northwest of Bay St. Louis, Kiln (pronounced "the Kill" by locals) was originally named for the large kilns that early French settlers used here to burn charcoal before offering it for sale, writes James Brieger in Hometown Mississippi. The tar was often shipped by schooner down the Jourdan River and over to New Orleans and used for caulking ships, according to a Kiln history written by Norton Haas, charter president of the Hancock County Historical Society.
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STORY AND PHOTOS BY KELLI BOZEMAN