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Bryam MS.

Byram was incorporated in 1870 and also named for A.M. Byram, an early inhabitant who gave away land for the railway depot. Nonetheless, the community gave up incorporation at the Great Depression when it could not pay for local services.

In 2007, a court ruled that Byram could incorporate again, and it became Mississippi’s 297th community in 2009.

The Byram Swing Bridge was built in 1905 and was the only access over the Pearl River at Byram. It is among the few still left short-span suspension bridges that were often created in Mississippi in the late 19th and very early 20th centuries. Beginning in 1987, the Byram Swinging Bridge has just been open to foot traffic and is a historic spot.

Florence MS.

Florence is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, and the populace is about 4000. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Flowood MS.

Flowood is in Rankin County, Mississippi, and the population is about 10,000. It belongs to the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Pearl MS.

Pearl is in Rankin County, Mississippi, opposite of the Pearl River from the Jackson. The populace is about 25,000.

After the War Between the States, the bottomlands of the Pearl River were developed for farming. The populace was sparse till the mid-1900s when the development of Jackson to the west migrated into Rankin County. Development originated from the growth of Jackson, control of flooding hazards from the Pearl River, and improved transportation from the interstates and also Jackson-Evers International Airport Terminal. It was incorporated in 1973.

Pearl was influenced by the violence of the Ku Klux Klan and also was white-only. However, by 2010 black individuals composed 23% of the population.

The city has actually redeveloped the previous Pearl High School into Town Hall and also houses the Pearl police and public works departments, and also city courts. Additionally, a large auditorium-type community center was built next door, and also its clock tower is inscribed with the names of graduates of Pearl High School from up to 1989.