Brooklyn, Mississippi
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Forrest County Population: Town incorporated: Post office: Griffin- 12-15-1885 to 11-7-1897 Brooklyn- 11-8-1897 to present Railroads: G&SI- IC- Midsouth- KCS
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Next Town North- Rosine
G&SI Milepost 49.68 (from Gulfport)
Next Town South- Yeaton |
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1911 soil survey map |
1964 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
INDUSTRY - Blair & O'Neal Lumber Co.- pine lumber mill cutting 10,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No F-1043 List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Gulf & Ship Island RR Oct. 28, 1919. Martin & Perkins- pine lumber mill cutting 5,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No F-1043 List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Gulf & Ship Island RR Oct. 28, 1919. Shattles & Pierce- pine lumber mill cutting 10,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No F-1043 List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Gulf & Ship Island RR Oct. 28, 1919.
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1964 Profile Mick Nussbaum Collection Click for larger version
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BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- Brooklyn Lumber
Co.- sawmill & general store 1900 R. M. Griffin-
general store 1900 W. C. Griffin
Land Co.- sawmill 1911 Horkan &
Partin- turpentine & general store 1900 M. W. Hyde &
Co.- drugs 1900 G. M. Kennedy
& Co.- drugs 1900 Geo. S.
Leatherbury, Jr. Co. (8 miles from)- naval stores & general store 1900 Dr. J. M. McInnis-
drugs 1911 A. G. Montgomery
& Co.- general store 1911 H. Nall &
Sons- grocery 1911 J. H. Overstreet-
general store 1900 Perkins &
Co.- general store 1900-11- J. W. Shattles
& Son- general store 1911 W. E. Simmons
& Bro.- general store 1900 M. C. Smith-
general store 1900
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net