- Brooklyn, Mississippi
Brooklyn is a small unincorporated town in southern Forrest County,
Mississippi ,United States ). It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.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.
Geography
Brooklyn is located at latitude 31.0562946, longitude -89.1861676.GR|1
Transportation
Brooklyn is served by
U.S. Highway 49 .Education
The City of Brooklyn is served by the
Forrest County School District . Also located in Brooklyn areForrest 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."Recreation
*Black Creek,
Mississippi 's onlyNational Wild and Scenic River , a popular destination for canoeing, fishing, and camping.
*De Soto National Forest , a national forest surrounding Brooklyn.External links
* [http://www.samlindsey.com/Logging/GSI/GSI_History_B_Herald.asp A History of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad]
* [http://www.nps.gov/rivers/wsr-black-creek.html Black Creek]References
* Brieger, James. "Hometown, Mississippi." (1997). ISBN 1-886017-27-1
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