 Supercomputers and Riverboats
Vicksburg, MS is one of the
best places to board a Mississippi Riverboat; and it's also a major supercomputer location.
Four of seven ERIC laboratories are located at the WES site; Coastal and Hydraulics, Geotechnical and Structures, Environmental, and Information Technology.
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Growth in Central Mississippi
Highland Colony Parkway has been the focus for some
fresh, new growth in Mississippi's capitol city. Visible from
north I-55 in Jackson, are beautiful new shopping and business facilities.
click here for a sampling.
Jackson, Mississippi, is one of the four Cities in the world sanctioned by the International Theater/Dance Committee to host the international Ballet competition. The other cities are Moscow, Russia, Varna, Bulgaria, and Helsinki, Finland. The
USA IBC was designated as the official USA Competition by a Joint Resolution of Congress, and is held every four years. At the 1982 competition Jackson native Kathy Thibodeaux was awarded the silver medal. She now heads the world renowned tour group Ballet Magnificat! also based in Jackson. Discover a city rich in southern tradition and hospitality, when the world dances in Jackson.
 Shrimp Boats and Beaches
The Mississippi Gulf Coast area was explored in 1699 by Pierre LeMoyne d'Iberville who was sent by the King of France to claim this important coastal region. With a small troop, he sailed into Biloxi Bay and established Fort Maurepas and a small colony on the east shore that is now Ocean Springs. A replica of this fort has been created and may be visited. It is a particularly lively place for the -Fort Maurepas Reenactment- or the annual -Landing of d'Iberville- celebrated in Ocean Springs.
Mississippi Gulf Coast, once home to the Biloxi Indians, then d'Iberville's French, changed hands many times over the years. Each new flag brought the infusion of a new culture. Traces of Spanish rule may be seen -and touched- at the Old Spanish Fort in Pascagoula, built in 1718 and still open to tour.
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