William H. Hardy (1837—1917) founded the cities of Hattiesburg and Laurel, Mississippi, and co-founded the city of Gulfport, Mississippi.
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“We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.”
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“And ghosts then keep their distance; and I know some liberty.”
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