In the late 1700s Brooksville began as the settlement Woodward's Crossroads. The town was renamed Brooksville in 1839 in honor of David Brooks. Brooks was a legislator who introduced the bill to move the county seat from nearby Augusta to Brooksville.
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Bracken County covers 203 square miles.
The elevation of Bracken Co. ranges from 455 to 980 feet above sea level.
The early 1980's craze of "Stomper Pulling" , was said to began at the poolroom in Brooksville.
