Brookhaven in Lincoln County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Pearlhaven

May 13, 2018

1. Pearlhaven Marker

Inscription.
In 1899, the Pearl River Lumber Company established the mill town of Pearlhaven. Pealrhaven was incorporated in 1901 with 310 residents, who elected a mayor, board of aldermen, and marshal the same year. The town included a hotel, three churches and 235 employee houses, plus a standard gauge railroad. By 1903, the population grew to more than 1,000, When the company was sold in 1905, the mill property and houses were auctioned off, and Pearlhaven was annexed into Brookhaven in 1912.

Erected 2015 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 31° 35.219′ N, 90° 26.035′ W. Marker is in Brookhaven, Mississippi, in Lincoln County. It is on Main Street east of Weems Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brookhaven MS 39601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Little Brother Montgomery (approx. half a mile away); Confederate Memorial Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rose Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Horse & Mule Watering Trough (approx. 0.8 miles away); Brookhaven (approx. 0.8 miles away); Brookhaven Blues: A Tribute (approx. 0.8 miles away); Whitworth College (approx. 0.8 miles away); Murder of Lamar Smith (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brookhaven.

May 13, 2018

2. Pearlhaven Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 928 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 18, 2018.