New Orleans and Northeastern RailroadThe railroad [the New Orleans and Northeastern], which is now a part of the Southern Railway System, [which is part of the Norfolk Southern Railway System] was built from Meridian through Hattiesburg to New Orleans in 1884 and was surveyed by William H. Hardy the founder of Hattiesburg, Laurel and Gulfport. [from hattiesburg_history.html] |
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