Brushy, Mississippi
Shipman, Mississippi
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Jackson County until 1910 George County after 1910 Population: 400 in 1907 Town incorporated: no Post Office: Brushy- Jan. 29, 1896 to June 24, 1906 Shipman- June 25, 1906 to Aug. 31, 1941 Railroads: MJ&KC- NOM&C- GM&N- GM&O
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Nest Town North- Donavan Milepost 30.7 before 1909 Milepost 31.9 after 1909 (from Mobile) Next Town South- Latonia |
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1922 soil survey map |
1917 GM&N Track Chart & Profile |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
Brushy was established as a station on the Mobile Jackson & Kansas City Railroad. A large sawmill was operated here by the D. C. Bacon Co., later Interstate Lumber Co. The town was renamed to Shipman in 1907.
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Rare postcard view of the Shipman depot and water tank. John Sharp Collection |
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& Co:
Brushy Commercial Co.- general store 1907 Climax Turpentine Co.- 1907 Dean & Ward- sawmill 1907 Jos. Grisham, turpentine 1900 Interstate Lumber Co.- sawmill 1907 Mallett & McCreary, naval stores 1900 J. C. Prine (near)- turpentine 1907 J. T. Pringle Co.- general store 1907 M. R. Roberts- turpentine & general store 1907 |
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