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Brooksville is a city and the county seat of Hernando County, Florida, in the United States. [5] At the 2010 census it had a population of 7,719, [ 6 ] up from 7,264 at the 2000 census. Brooksville is home to historic buildings and residences, including the homes of former Florida governor William Sherman Jennings and football player Jerome Brown .
The Chinsegut Hill Manor House (also known as Mount Airy, Snow Hill, or simply The Hill) is an historic site about five miles northeast of Brooksville, Florida, on Chinsegut Hill. Chinsegut Hill, at an elevation of 269 feet (82 m), is one of the highest points in peninsular Florida. It is in Hernando County north of the city of Brooksville. [3]
The South Brooksville Avenue Historic District is a U.S. Historic District (designated as such on September 25, 1998) located in Brooksville, Florida. The district is on South Brooksville Avenue, from Liberty Street to Early Avenue. It contains 17 historic buildings. Historic homes on South Brooksville Avenue include:
The Frank Saxon House is a historic residence in Brooksville, Florida. The home was built by Frank Saxon in 1864 for his bride Tululu Hope, daughter of William Hope, one of the earliest settlers in the county. Mr. Saxon was a Civil War soldier who was a member of the Hernando Wild Cats, a unit of the 3rd Regiment of the Confederate Army.
Overlooking the City of Brooksville, the house is a four-story, seven-gable, gingerbread-trim, fourteen-room painted-lady–style Victorian-era home. The Hernando Historical Museum Association has created exhibit rooms with a Victorian look, and there are rooms devoted to specific themes such as an elegant dining room, bedrooms, military room ...
They formed the Brooksville Railroad Association and The Brooksville Telegraph Company and paid $20,000 to The Florida Southern Railroad to lay track twelve miles from the main line at Pemberton Ferry (Croom), to Brooksville. [5] Bonds were sold and the Train Depot built in 1885. [6] The building still stands today.
WWJB (1450 AM, "103.9 The Boot") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Brooksville, Florida.The station, established in 1958 as WKTS, is currently owned and operated by Hernando Broadcasting Company, Inc. WWJB is also repeated on FM translators W222CI 92.3 FM Brooksville, Florida and W280DK 103.9 FM Spring Hill, Florida.
Under Seaboard ownership, the Brooksville Subdivision continued north as far as Waldo, where it intercepted the Seaboard Air Line main line (which is now CSX's S Line). [1] Currently, the Brooksville Subdivision notably serves a Florida Crushed Stone Company facility in Brooksville along with a Cemex facility. [2] [3] [4]