Brookhaven, Mississippi
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Lincoln County Population: 2142 in 1890 2578 in 1900 5293 in 1910 4708 in 1920 Town incorporated: 11-15-1858 Post office: 2-27-1835 to present Railroads: MSC- ICG |
MSC Next Town East- Phillips IC Next Town North- Central Jct.
IC Milepost 783.04 (from Chicago, IL) IC Old Milepost 128.98 (from New Orleans) MSC Milepost 83.3 after 1927 (from Hattiesburg)
IC Next Town South- Cedar Hill Switch MSC Next Town West- Connelly |
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1912 soil survey map |
1964 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
INDUSTRY- J. A. Carroll- pine lumber mill cutting 10,000 ft/day and planing mill capy 75,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No 21-L List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Mississippi Central RR Nov. 1, 1919. Central Lumber Co.- pine lumber mill cutting 25,000 ft/day and planing mill capy 100,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No 21-L List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Mississippi Central RR Nov. 1, 1919. Sunny South Lumber Co.- pine lumber mill cutting 20,000 ft/day and planing mill capy 50,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No 21-L List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Mississippi Central RR Nov. 1, 1919. |
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Joint Illinois Central- Mississippi Central freight station at Brookhaven in May 1954. |
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Illinois Central depot at Brookhaven in 1903. |
Illinois Central turntable at Brookhaven in 1898. |
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L. Alcus, general
store 1866 S. Alcus &
Co.- dry goods & grocery 1868 B. H. Alexander-
grocery 1868 B. J. Atkins-
grocery 1868 Bachman, general
store 1866 W. P. Bagget, dry
goods, grocery & hardware 1866 Jacob Becker,
grocer 1866 J. W. F. Bennett
& Co.- general store 1868 R. F. W. Bochman-
general store 1868 E. A. Bohne-
watchmaker 1868 Edward Bowen,
drugs 1866 E. L. Bowen Sr.,
hotel 1866-68 J. M. Bowes- dry
goods & grocery 1868 Carson, Skelks
& Co., dry goods & grocery 1866 J. S. Carson-
general store 1868 Joseph Casse-
grocery 1868 S. B.
Chamberlain- saddler 1868 S. Channings-
general store 1868 Conn &
Watkins- general store 1868 Joseph Cope-
grocery 1868 John Daly,
general store 1866-68 Dr. R. J. Darr-
drugs 1868 Frank Decell,
grocer 1866 T. G. Decill- dry
goods 1868 Decell, Spindle
& Co., general store 1866 Doughty &
Lenoir- dentists 1868 Duffy &
Patrick- blacksmiths 1868 Ellzy &
Pezant- dry goods & grocery 1868 Peter Grant, dry
goods & grocery 1866-68 A. F. Hartman-
grocery 1868 Clark Havey,
grocer 1866 F. & C. Heuck,
grocers 1866 F. & C. Hinck-
confections 1868 John M. Hooker,
general store 1866 Hoskins &
Whitworth- sawmill 1868 James A. Hoskins-
sawmill 1868 J. M. Hooker-
general store 1868 Benjamin Hudnel,
dry goods & grocery 1866-68 W. B. Jelks-
com’n 1868 A. J. Lewis &
Co.- marble dealers 1868 M. Lowenthal-
general store 1868 J. W. Magee-
general store 1868 Martin &
Hoskins, drugs 1866-68 R. W. & W. G.
Millsops- general store 1868 Mortier &
Co.- drugs 1868 Natley &
Perkins- 1868 O’Hara &
Kauffman- general store 1868 E. Pfeifer-
general store 1868 M. Pfeifer- dry
goods 1868 Moses Pficker,
general store 1866 L. Pincus-
grocery 1868 A Scarborough
& Co., general store 1866 Scarborough &
Ellen- general store 1868 H. J. Schaffer-
tailor 1868 T. G. Spindle-
general store 1868 Jacob Stern,
grocer 1866 Storm &
Brooks, general store 1866-68 __ Webb- dry
goods 1868 M. J. Whitworth-
dry goods 1868 Witsworth,
Hoskins & Co., sawmill 1866 S. W. Yonken-
merchant 1868 S. W. Younkin,
dry goods & grocery 1866
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net