In This Place: Brookhaven, Mississippi - Part One
On a very hot day last summer, my wife and I visited Brookhaven, Mississippi. We were there to visit a relative and for my wife's genealogical research. In the afternoon, I took a walk with the camera to see what I could of the town.
The Home Seeker's Paradise sign was erected in 1915 on the occasion of the Liberty Bell's visit to Brookhaven.
From 1885 to 1915, the Liberty Bell made seven trips by rail-car to be displayed at World's Fairs. Along the way, it visited nearly 400 towns across the country. A visit from the Liberty Bell was a great occasion, and towns would put on their best, with parades and marching bands and other festivities. The trip that brought the Liberty Bell to Brookhaven in 1915 would be the last time that the historic icon would leave Philadelphia.
The original sign was taken down during World War II and was restored to its original site in 1996.
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