Laurel Mississippi
Fall of 2022

"in the middle of nowhere"

350 miles from Little Rock
340 miles from Atlanta
300 miles from Memphis
140 miles from New Orleans

Economies will Boom and Bust over Time

So will hometowns like Petersburg, Va. and like Laurel, Ms.

 Laurel, Mississippi was once called "The City Beautiful"

It's 140 year old history begin as the "Yellow Pine Capital of the World"

Timber begin to run out at the start of  the Great Depression.

 From Boom to Bust - Laurel's financial system collapsed.

It would be William H. Mason who discovered a way to turn vast wood waste
into fiber Masonite Board, a substitute material used during WW1.
Boom to Bust, back to Boom again for some years, yet another Bust.
Oil was discovered in the 1970's, this Boom only lasted for a decade.
By 2000, it was going to take a lot more effort to restore this hometown again.
 Laurel, Mississippi is doing just that, thanks to the HGTV
show "Home Town"  and  Ben and Erin Napler's quest.

Their one home, one building, one street at a time approach.

 Laurel, Mississippi was once called  "The City Beautiful"

Today you could call Laurel  "The City Resilient"

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