Abstract
The article reports on the geographical location and inhabitants of Brooklyn, Illinois. Archaeological investigations were conducted to locate the town's founding settlement known as the Freedom Village. Brooklyn is said to be the only remaining early African-American settlement established in the greater St. Louis region. It thrived on the meat-packing and manufacturing jobs but was economically devastated after World War II. Priscilla Baltimore, a slave who brought her freedom from her earnings from a ferry business, was the founder of Brooklyn.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Journal | Illinois Antiquity |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 3/4 |
| State | Published - 2009 |
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