Experience the park from the water and see what makes Gulf Islands National Seashore so special. Fort Massachusetts is one of the four forts built in 1800s preserved by Gulf Islands National Seashore.
Last name meaning Durant: This interesting name is of Norman origin, introduced into England after the Conquest of 1066 as the personal name Durant, it is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Durandus, and derives from the Olde French durant meaning enduring, from durer, to endure, last, itself from the Latin durus, hard, firm...
Thomas C. Durant. Thomas Clark Durant (February 6, 1820 â October 5, 1885) was an American financier and railroad promoter. He was vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in 1869 when it met with the Central Pacific railroad at Promontory Summit in Utah Territory. He created the financial structure which led to the CrÃ©dit Mobilier scandal.