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Brooksville, Florida

1856 establishments in FloridaBrooksville, FloridaCities in FloridaCities in Hernando County, FloridaCities in the Tampa Bay area
Communities named for Preston BrooksCounty seats in FloridaPopulated places established in 1856Use mdy dates from July 2023
Hernando Cty Crths Brooksville05
Hernando Cty Crths Brooksville05

Brooksville, a city, is the seat of Hernando County, Florida, in the United States. At the 2010 census it had a population of 7,719, 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. It is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Brooksville, established in 1856 by the merger of the towns of Melendez and Pierceville, took its name to honor and show support for Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery congressman from South Carolina, who caned and seriously injured Charles Sumner, an abolitionist and United States senator from Massachusetts.

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Brooksville, Florida
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West Liberty Street 101
34601
Florida, United States
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