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First oil well in Hancock County-brought in December, 1955. White appearance of pipe leading from well is due to frost resulting from high pressure gas.
duction of 5,435 barrels of oil condensate and 144,804,000 cubic feet of gas. Exploration is continually being carried on. The United Gas Corporation and the Tennessee Gas Transmission Company maintain pipelines through the county.
Some of the finest fishing grounds in the world surround and are contained within Hancock County. Shrimp, ovsters, and edible fish of both salt and fresh water varieties are obtainable in abundance. Boat rentals and launching facilities are available at many
spots, and overnight accommodations are offered at commercial fishing camps on [ourdan River. Pearl River, Mulatto Bayou, and at Ansley. An exciting and unusual sport is gigging, or floundering at night with the aid of torchlight. Soft shell crabbing is another night time favorite among sportsmen. Sand beaches at Rav St. Louis and Waveland, furnished with playground equipment, piers, and other facilities, attract manv visitors.
The county is governed by a Board of Supervisors, elected at four-vear intervals. Seawall protection, county roads, countv-owned buildings, Public Health Service, and County Agent and Home Demonstration work are all services of this governing body.
Recent construction (by the county) includes the North Central High School, located north of Kiln. This consolidated school with its modern buildings, transportation facilities, and qualified faculty has greatly relieved the overcrowded Bay St. Louis High School. Under construction at this time is a thirtv-bed hospital.	This
building will be located in Bav St. Louis about one-half mile from Highway 90. It is easily accessible from all areas of the county. Completion of
Here is a proud exhibit by three happy fishermen. Speckled trout, croakers, redfish, sheepshead, and flounder are year-round salt water catches.
this project should be in the spring of 1960. Located on the same grounds, to the rear of the hospital, is the County Home for the Aged, completed in 1958.
Many beautiful scenic drives may be taken in Hancock Countv, as changes of scenery are numerous. Drives along the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico ind the Bay of St. Louis following the seawall north and south provide pleasant jaunts, while in the northern areas of the county Mississippi Highway 43 toward Picayune, Kiln Highway, and
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Small business and industry can locate to advantage in this fast growing county with a busy prosperous population in both rural and town areas. For your leasure — fish, hunt, sail, swim, or explore our countryside with its many produce and dairy farms, tung and pecan groves, cattle ranches, acres of pine forests, and new found oil and gas wells. See for yourself the opportunity that awaits you.