Brooklyn, Mississippi

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Brooklyn is a small unincorporated town in southern Forrest County, Mississippi, United States). It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Transportation 4 Education 5 Recreation 6 External links 7 References

[edit] History

Brooklyn was settled in association with the construction of an early railroad in the area, the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. The town was originally called Bullis after one of the construction engineers. It was later renamed Brooklyn after one of the pioneer families.

Two of the early settlers, John and Sam Perkins, ran the Perkins Merchandise store and Perkins Ferry on Black Creek. At that time, Black Creek was used to raft logs cut from the pine forests surrounding Brooklyn down to the trade center of Pascagoula.

[edit] Geography

Brooklyn is located at latitude 31.0562946, longitude -89.1861676.^[1]

[edit] Transportation

Brooklyn is served by U.S. Highway 49.

[edit] Education

The City of Brooklyn is served by the Forrest County School District. Also located in Brooklyn are Forrest County Agricultural High School (grades 9-12) and South Forrest Attendance Center (grades 1-8). FCAHS students are known as "Aggies." SFAC students are known as "Rebels."

[edit] Recreation

• Black Creek, Mississippi's only National Wild and Scenic River, a popular destination for canoeing, fishing, and camping.
• De Soto National Forest, a national forest surrounding Brooklyn.

[edit] External links

• A History of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
• Black Creek

• Brooklyn, Mississippi is at coordinates 31°03′23″N 89°11′10″W / 31.0562946, -89.1861676 (Brooklyn, Mississippi)Coordinates: 31°03′23″N 89°11′10″W / 31.0562946, -89.1861676 (Brooklyn, Mississippi)

[edit] References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

• Brieger, James. Hometown, Mississippi. (1997). ISBN 1-886017-27-1

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