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Brownsville
Brownsville may refer to: United States *Brownsville, Alabama, unincorporated community in Clay County *Brownsville, California (other), the name of several places *Brownsville, Delaware *Brownsville, Florida **Brownsville (Metrorail station), located at the above location *Brownsville, Escambia County, Florida *Brownsville, the original name of the South Atlanta neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia *Brownsville, Georgia, an unincorporated community in Paulding County *Brownsville (ghost town), Illinois, ghost town in Jackson County, Illinois *Brownsville, White County, Illinois, unincorporated community in White County, Illinois *Brownsville, Indiana *Brownsville, Kentucky *Brownsville-Bawcomville, Louisiana *Brownsville, Maryland *Brownsville, Minnesota *Brownsville, Mississippi, in Hinds County, Mississippi *Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York *Brownsville, Ohio *Brownsville, Oregon *Brownsville, Pennsylvania **Brownsville, Berks County, Pennsylvania **Brownsville Township, Fayet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownsville, Vermont
Brownsville is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in West Windsor, Vermont, West Windsor, Vermont, United States. Located on Vermont Route 44, the village houses a number of administrative offices for the town of West Windsor, Vermont, West Windsor. History The village derives its name from two settlers, John and Briant Brown. The West Windsor Historical Society is in Brownsville and has a wealth of information on the sheep farms and industries that sustained the early residents. Just east of Brownsville is the entrance to Ascutney Mountain Resort, which used to be one of the major ski areas in the state, until it closed for good in 2010 and their ski lifts were sold in August 2014. In 2015, Brownsville bought the failed ski area, working with the state of Vermont and the nonprofit Trust for Public Land. Geography Slightly south and west of Brownsville is the Little Ascutney Wildlife Management Area, a state owned conservation area hosting wildlife s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownsville, Texas
Brownsville ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Cameron County, Texas, Cameron County, located on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border, border with Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The city covers , and had a population of 186,738 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, it is the List of United States cities by population, 136th-most populous city in the United States and List of cities in Texas by population, 18th-most populous in Texas. It is part of the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan area. The city is known for its year-round subtropical climate, deep-water seaport, and Hispanic culture. The city was founded in 1848 by American entrepreneur Charles Stillman after he developed a successful river-boat company nearby. It was named for Fort Brown, itself named after Major Jacob Brown (Texas soldier), Jacob Brown, who fought and died while serving as a United States Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownsville, Oregon
Brownsville is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,694. History Establishment Brownsville was originally known as "Calapooya" after the area's original inhabitants, the Kalapuya Native People, or "Kirk's Ferry", after the ferry operated across the Calapooia River by early settlers Alexander and Sarah Kirk. When Linn County was created from the southern portion of Champoeg County on December 28, 1847, the Provisional Legislature named Calapooia as the county seat. The Spaulding School in Brownsville served as the original county courthouse. Brownsville was named in honor of Hugh L. Brown, who settled there in 1846 and opened the first store. In 1851, the Territorial Legislature passed an act establishing Albany as the county seat. A special election in 1856 reaffirmed Albany as the county seat.Paul A. 2010 September 10. Fixing Courthouse Steps: It's an Art. Albany Democratic Herald. ''Stand by Me'' In the mid-1980s, Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownsville, Florida
Brownsville (also known as Brown Sub) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) that is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 US census, the population was 16,583, up from 15,313 in 2010. After three decades of population loss, Brownsville gained population for the first time in over 40 years in the 2010 US Census. History Brownsville was originally a settlement for white families in the 1920s. Black families began moving into the neighborhood between the late 1940s and early 1960s as the population surrounding nearby Liberty Square expanded and many inner-city whites moved to newly built suburban subdivisions surrounding Miami city proper in the wake of World War II. In 1945, two black couples who lived in Brownsville were arrested and jailed for allegedly mishandling their garbage disposal. That same year, members of the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses in lawns and marched against black home ownership in the area. By the mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownsville (Nassawadox, Virginia)
Brownsville is a historic home located near Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia. It was built in 1806, and is a two-story, brick structure with a gable roof and interior end chimney. A -story frame wing was added in 1809. The interior features Federal style woodwork. an''Accompanying photo''/ref> According to the Federal Writers' Project, a prehistoric Indigenous village once stood here. Brownsville was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. References External linksBrownsville, State Routes 608 & 600 vicinity, Nassawadox, Northampton County, VA13 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , , "little star", is a Typography, typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a star (heraldry), heraldic star. Computer scientists and Mathematici ... Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia Houses on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownsville, Minnesota
Brownsville is a city in Houston County, Minnesota, Houston County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 566 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History A post office called Brownsville has been in operation since 1852. Brownsville was platted in 1854 by the brothers Job and Charles Brown, and named for them. The village of Brownsville was destroyed by fire in October 1920. The loss was reported to be worth $75,000. The rail depot and eight other buildings were destroyed. The weekly ''Brownsville News'' newspaper, established in June 1885, ceased publication in October 1920. It was issued with the ''Houston County Chief'' from November 1920 to April 1927 and with the ''Hokah Chief'' from April to July 1927. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Minnesota State Highway 26 and County Road 3 (Main Street) are two of the main routes in the community. Demographics 2010 census A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownsville, Alabama
Brownsville is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Clay County, Alabama, Clay County, Alabama, United States. History Brownsville is named for the first two elders of the Brownsville Presbyterian Church, Duncan and John Brown. The area was first settled by pioneers from the Cape Fear (region), Cape Fear region of North Carolina. At one point, there was a school, three general stores, and two grist mills in Brownsville. A post office operated under the name Brownsville from 1872 to 1874. The Hatchett Creek Presbyterian Church is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. References Unincorporated communities in Clay County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{ClayCountyAL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownsville, British Columbia
Brownsville was a former community in what is now the City of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Also known as South Westminster, it was located where the city ran a small ferry across the Fraser River, today approximately where the east footing of the Skybridge (TransLink) is, this was also the former site of Qayqayt, qiqéyt (Qayqayt), one of the main summer villages of the Kwantlen First Nation, Kwantlen people and later, also the Musqueam Indian Band, Musqueam people History The town was named after Ebenezer Brown, who owned property in the area and had come from England in 1858-1859 during the Fraser Gold Rush. He was a stonemason and made the border monument at Point Roberts, Washington, Point Roberts. He served on New Westminster's city council and later was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly, MLA for New Westminster (federal electoral district), New Westminster, then for New Westminster City, and became President of the Executive Council of British Columbia (i.e. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownsville, Wisconsin
Brownsville is a village in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 598 at the 2020 census. History The Village of Brownsville was first known as Thetis Station and had a narrow gauge railroad connection to Fond du Lac and Iron Ridge. In April 1878 the village was officially renamed to its current name, which was taken in honor of Alfred D. Brown, an English immigrant and pioneer farmer who in 1850 had settled an 80-acre farm on the edge of the village and became one of the first merchants there as well. The village remained unincorporated until it gained official status as an incorpated village on December 23, 1952. 1878 can therefore be regarded as the village's founding, with 1952 being its start as a proper municipality. As the town became more established towards the turn of the 20th Century, additional businesses and agricultural infrastructure were built, including crop storage bins and a grain elevator. In 1902 a small factory was built in town wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownsville, West Virginia
Brownsville is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ..., United States. References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Lewis County, West Virginia Populated places on the West Fork River {{LewisCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownsville, Washington
Brownsville is an unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is located north of Bremerton and due east of Silverdale and on the north side of Burke Bay on the Kitsap Peninsula The Kitsap Peninsula () lies west of Seattle across Puget Sound, in Washington state in the Pacific Northwest. Hood Canal separates the peninsula from the Olympic Peninsula on its west side. The peninsula, a.k.a. "Kitsap", encompasses all of Kits .... Brownsville has a harbor and marina. The community is primarily residential. Brownsville Cemetery In 2009, an incident of illegal tree cutting brought attention to the historic graveyard located at Roanoke and Roy Streets. References External links *Port of Brownsville Unincorporated communities in Washington (state) Unincorporated communities in Kitsap County, Washington {{KitsapCountyWA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownsville, Tennessee
Brownsville is a city in and the county seat of Haywood County, Tennessee, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 9,788. The city is named after General Jacob Jennings Brown, an American officer of the War of 1812. History Brownsville was a trading center that developed in association with cotton plantations and commodity agriculture in the lowlying Delta of the Mississippi River around Memphis, Tennessee and West Tennessee. It is located north of the Hatchie River, a tributary of the Mississippi, which originally served as the main transportation routes to markets for cotton. The land was developed by planters for cotton plantations, and worked by large numbers of enslaved persons of African ancestry who made up a majority of the town and county population. Early history and settlers Brownsville was designated the county seat of Haywood County by the legislature on October, 16, 1824, and the town was legally incorporated in 1826. The town was named for Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
