Brooklyn, Mississippi

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

                  

Next Town North- Rosine

 

G&SI Milepost 49.68

(from Gulfport)

 

Next Town South- Yeaton

1911 soil survey map

 

1964 USGS topo map

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. 

 

1964 Profile   Mick Nussbaum Collection                       Click for larger version

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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