Lyman Mississippi Gulf & Ship Island Railroad Depot 1910 Real Photo Postcard

The Gulf & Ship Island Railroad (G&SIRR) was a pivotal transportation network in Mississippi, primarily serving the state's booming timber industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The railroad linked numerous interior logging operations and sawmills, such as the prominent industrial complex visible in the background near the Lyman depot, to the deep-water port of Gulfport. The Lyman depot, depicted around 1910, functioned as a crucial nexus for both passenger services and the freighting of lumber, anchoring the local economy.