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Highlights of Hancock County History For Harrison County Historical society November 10, 1980 By Joe Pilet
If I were asked to give you a Guided Tour of Hancock County I would first see that you were comfortably seated on a mini-bus. I would ask that you raise your hand if at any point in my lecture you could not hear me distinctly.
I would ask, also, that you hold any questions and comments until the end of the trip when we would allocate a few minutes for a question and answer session.
So — shall we pretend for the next twenty minutes that we are seated on a mini-bus. The day is sunny and pleasant with temperature at about seventy degrees. The bus is clean and tidy and the windows have just bean polished.
Now, we are ready to leave. Here we are seated on a bus in the parking area of the Pass Christian Public Library in Harrison County, Mississippi. Did you know this area was originally a part of Hancock County? Hancock County was