Brookston

History

Brookston is a city in sections 27 and 34 of Culver Township; it was platted about 1905 and incorporated as a village on April 13, 1907; the post office began in 1899. The city was destroyed by a forest fire in 1918 and rebuilt. It was formerly known as Stoney Brook Junction, the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railroad station located in section 28. The community's early development was closely [https://www.dot.state.mn.us/culturalresources/docs/rail/sectione.pdf connected to the railroad.] In 1892, the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway completed a 48-mile line between Stoney Brook Junction (present-day Brookston) and the Mountain Iron Mine, providing an important connection between the Mesabi Iron Range and Lake Superior. The line operated in conjunction with the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad, which carried the ore south and east toward the Lake Superior docks. The railroad helped establish Brookston as an important transportation point during the early development of northeastern Minnesota's iron-mining industry.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• SOUTH RIDGE ELEMENTARY
  Elementary · CULVER · 299 students · 12:1 ratio
• SOUTH RIDGE SECONDARY
  High · CULVER · 279 students · 15.5:1 ratio