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Bangs Public Schools
Bangs, TX
The town of Bangs was established on the route of the Santa Fe Railroad, which deeded land to the city for a school.
Brooke Smith
Brownwood, TX
One of ten children, Brooke Smith was born in 1853 to Paulina Thilman (Doswell) and John Snelson Smith, Jr. In Hanover County, Virginia.
City of Brownwood
Brownwood, TX
(first site 1 mile E; second, 5 miles SE, present location) Settled 1857.
Courthouses of Brown County
Brownwood, TX
Brown County, created in 1856 and organized two years later, has had four courthouses.
Dr. Mollie W. Armstrong
Brownwood, TX
Dr. Mollie W. Armstrong (January 23, 1875-May 23, 1964).
Howard Payne University
Brownwood, TX
The Pecan Valley Baptist Association was formed by representatives of Baptist congregations in this area in September 1876.
John Wesley Malone Home
Brownwood, TX
Pioneer ranchers Modie J. and Samuel R. Coggin began this house after 1874.
Old Gray Mare Band
Brownwood, TX
The 142nd Infantry Band of the 36th division of the U. S. Army began during the first World War.
Rufus F. Hardin High School
Brownwood, TX
George Smith, born a slave in Virginia, and later a Buffalo Soldier and school trustee in Tom Green County, arrived in Brownwood in 1885...
The May Community
May, TX
Originally part of a Mexican land grant given to empresario John Cameron in 1827, May developed in the 1870s when several pioneer...
The Rev. Noah Turner Byars
Brownwood, TX
Noah T. Byars (1808-1888) played an integral role in the establishment of the Baptist denomination in Texas.
Thrifty
Brownwood vicinity, TX
Once a thriving agricultural area and regional trade center, the community of Thrifty was established after the U. S. Army relocated Camp...