Ora is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Mississippi, United States. It was incorporated in 1901 and had a post office from 1890 until 1922.[2] Ora's population grew from 28 in 1900 to several hundred by 1920, and it was once home to six general stores, two lumber companies, and a sawmill.[3] It was a station on the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. Closure of the station was requested in 1921.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ora". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Covington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Howe, Tony. "Ora, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Biennial Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of Mississippi, for the Two Years Ending". Railroad Commission. September 23, 1921 – via Google Books.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ora,_Mississippi
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