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...
William Crapo Billy Durant (December 8, 1861 â March 18, 1947) was a leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, who created the system of multi-brand holding companies with different lines of cars; and the co-founder of General Motors with Frederic L. Smith, and of Chevrolet with Louis Chevrolet. He also founded Frigidaire.