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Belle Eagle

Belle Eagle is located seven miles north of Brownsville on Highway 54. The Green, Herd, Lee, Lewis, Macon, Mullen, Parks, Taylor, Thornton, Walker, and Williams families were among the early settlers. Some of the land was developed as early as 1820 as shown by land deeds and much of the area remains in large farms.

Businesses through the years included

• Grist Mill owned by Edgar Parks
• Blacksmith Shop operated by Joel Harrell, later by Tom Pruitt
• Barber Shop operated by Z. T. Norman
• Sawmill and Cotton Gin, co-owned by A. A. Mann and Mrs. Bessie Sorrell
• General Store operated by Mr. Dedmon, later by Earl Mullen, then Mr. Boggs.
• New Store, built by Earl Mullen also had a Laundromat, okra buying center

Members of the original families still living in Belle Eagle in 1989 were Bishop, Lee, Lewis, Macon, Mullen, Parks, Sikes, Wiggington and White.

A Fire Department is now housed in the old one-room school building which was closed when all schools were consolidated in Brownsville.

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22 Nov 2007