Friendship Oak
Friendship Oak is a memorial in Harrison, Mississippi. Friendship Oak is situated nearby to The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park Campus, as well as near Saint Thomas Catholic Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Friendship Oak and Long Beach High School.
Friendship Oak
Historic site
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Friendship Oak is a 500-year-old southern live oak located on the Gulf Park campus of the University of Southern Mississippi in Long Beach, Mississippi. The campus was formerly Gulf Park College for Women from 1921 until 1971.
Long Beach High School
School
Long Beach High School, also known as Long Beach Senior High School, is a suburban public high school located in Long Beach, Mississippi, United States. Long Beach High School is situated 1 mile west of Friendship Oak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Beach and Gulfport.
Long Beach
Town
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Long Beach is a city located in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 15,829.
Gulfport
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Gulfport is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, and its co-county seat. It had a population of 72,926 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Mississippi, after Jackson.
Mississippi City
Hamlet
Mississippi City is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was annexed by Gulfport, Mississippi in 1965. Mississippi City is situated 6 miles east of Friendship Oak.
Friendship Oak
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “I am called the friendship oak. Those who enter my shadow will remain friends through all their lifetime. Sophomore Class 1969”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Harrison, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.35183° or 30° 21′ 7″ northLongitude
-89.136° or 89° 8′ 10″ westInception
1969Operator
Long Beach Historical SocietyOpen location code
862G9V27+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5366349229OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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