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...
It became the county seat of Bryan County in 1907 after Oklahoma statehood. Durant is home to Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the headquarters of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The city is officially known as the Magnolia Capital of Oklahoma.