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There vwas a hotel, called the Park View, managed by Mr. and Mrs. X 1 .. 1 '4 Steeds,?and later bv Mrs. Frank Mitchell, a silent movie theatre, and a park with a large swimming pool. Logtown families enjoyed hay rides, square dances and "come overs". When a party was given, the expression was "come over tonight". Physicians in town included Artie Mead, Dr. J. jfa. Fountain ^ - ? Buckley. Mr. Calvin W. Fountain itSr. was the pharmacist. and hi^s brother, Dr. Noah Fountain, Dr. George C. McGowan, and Dr. For many y?sars, Logtown had a Court House and a jail, with Mr. >ri4s Freeman Jorles serving as Justice of the Peace. An accredited high school was in existence for a period of time. An elementary school was always in operation. The property for these schools was donated by Mr/Henry Carre1. Among the principals / V Cr were Mr. Fred Zollicoffer Brown, Mr. George HilliSj^ and Mr. V. A. Arenaale. This old school was demolished in 1 947 and a new one constructed on property donated by Miss Annette Koch. It was in operation until 1966. When the NASA buffer zone was established, the Charles B. Murphy School was built in Pearlington. Hancock County Bank, established in Bay St. LouiaAn 1899, opened its first branch in the office building of Dr. J. Q. Fountain in Pearlington in 1902. This branch was moved to Logtown in 1919, and remained until 1937.
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