Brookhaven
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jdwms_1950
N 31° 34.714 W 090° 26.592
15R E 742638 N 3496560
Brookhaven, MS
Waymark Code: WMA2JF
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2010
Views: 8
Brookhaven
Founded by Samuel Jayne in 1818, it grew rapidly as a railway terminus after 1851. Was recruiting and hospital center during Civil War. Since 1907 has led in dairy industry.
Date Installed:: 1949/1/1
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Historical Commission
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