Online Highways Home > Mississippi > Biloxi Biloxi is located in Harrison County and it is the county seat. It lies on Mississippi Sound, along Interstate 10. Biloxi was among the first European settlements in the Mississippi Valley. In 1717, French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste le Moyne helped settle Biloxi. The name is taken from a Lakota Indian word for "original people." Hurricanes have ravaged the Mississippi Coast. Among the most damaging were the 1722, 1893, 1915, 1947 and 1969 storms. Shrimp and oyster fishing were the economic mainstay of Biloxi for many years. Today, the city is the site of nine dockside casinos, which enhance a longstanding tourist trade. Major employment sources are tourism, hospitality, gaming, gaming support, construction and affiliate businesses. Keesler Air Force Base hosts several technical schools and provides jobs for many residents. A significant local attraction is the Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library. Biloxi is part of the Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, Mississippi metro area. Art Mardi Gras On the Gulf Coast | Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art | Rosewood Gallery | Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns Father Ryan House Bed & Breakfast Inn | Green Oaks Bed & Breakfast | Lofty Oaks Inn B & B | The Old Santini House B&B | Gambling Boomtown Casino | Grand Casino Biloxi | Isle of Capri Casino | Golf Black Jack Golf Links | Dogwood Hills Golf Club | Edgewater Bay Golf Club | Howard Johnson Express Inn Biloxi | President Broadwater Golf Club | President Broadwater Golf Club | Ramada Limited Ocean Springs | Sunkist Country Club | Travelodge Hotel Biloxi | Treasure Bay Casino And Hotel | History Beauvoir - Jefferson Davis Shrine | Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum | Tullis-Toledano Manor | Public Libraries Biloxi Public Library | Motels, Hotels and Resorts Balmoral Inn | Beach Manor Inn | Beau Rivage | Beaujolais Villas Condominiums | Best Inn & Suites | Best Western Cypress Creek | Best Western Oak Manor Motel | Best Western Oak Manor Motel | Best Western Swan | Best Western Swan Motel | Biloxi Beach Resort | Biloxi Travel Inn | Broadway Inn Express | Cabanna Motel | Casino Magic Hotel | Casino Magic of Biloxi | Comfort Inn | Comfort Inn Beach View | Comfort Inn Biloxi | Comfort Suites | Days Inn of Biloxi | Diamond Inn | Econo Lodge Motel | Edgewater Inn | Edgewater Inn Biloxi | Grand Casino Hotel | Gulf Beach Resort | Hampton Inn at Biloxi/Ocean Springs | Holiday Inn - Coliseum | Holiday Inn Express | Imperial Palace | Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino | Isle of Capri Casino Crowne Plaza Resort | Knights Inn at Flamingo Beach | La Linda Motor Inn | Le Chateau Inn | LeChateau Inn | Motel 6 - 1113 | New Palace Casino Resort | Ocean Manor Inn | President Broadwater Beach Resort | President Casino | President Casino Broadwater Resort | Quality Hotel | Quality Inn & Suites | Quality Inn Emerald Beach | Ramada Limited of Biloxi | Red Carpet Inn of Biloxi | Sand Dollar Inn of Biloxi | South Wind Motel and RV Park | Sun Tan Motel | Super 8 Motel at Biloxi | The Breakers Inn | Travelodge Gulf Beach | Treasure Bay Casino Resort | Residential and Commercial Real Estate Al & Dee Real Estate Professionals | John Stermer REALTOR | RE / MAX by the Gulf, Allegue Group | Retirement Gulf Shore Villas | RV campgrounds and dealers Parker's Landing | Science J.L. Scott Marine Education Center | Shopping Luminescents Candles | Sports and Sporting Events Becuna Charters | Blue Bayou Charters | Bo-Joh-La Charters | Captain Ron's Charters | Chandeleur Charters | Fish-On Charters | Island Charters | Miss Check it Charters | North Star Sailing Charters | Panasea Charters | Prime Tyme Charters | SYL Charters | T & D Charters | Transportation Joka's Wild Chandeleur Charters | Wildlife Viewing Biloxi Animal Hospital | See more Mississippi Cities and Towns. Other upcoming events include:

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