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Brownsville (/ ˈ b r aʊ n z v ɪ l / BROWNZ-vil) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Cameron County, located on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the border with Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The city covers 145.2 sq mi (376.066 km 2), and had a population of 186,738 at the 2020 census. [9]
1848 - Brownsville founded by Charles Stillman. [6] [5] 1849 Travellers of the California Gold Rush pass through town. [6] Stillman house built. [6] Brownsville Lyceum founded. [7] 1850 Market Square built. [8] Sentinel newspaper begins publication. [9] Population: 2,734. 1853 - "Police force" established. [10] 1859 First Cortina War. [5]
In the past, Brownsville was home to institutes of higher education. The Brownsville Female Seminary was founded in 1842 by Presbyterian settlers. [49] The Brownsville Baptist Female College was established in 1850 by the Tennessee Baptist Convention and opened in 1851. This was the only one of 18 colleges within a 60 mile radius of Brownsville ...
Charles Stillman founded Brownsville, Texas, on January 13, 1849, around the same time as the establishment of Fort Brown. The land, which was less than a mile from the fort, was also disputed. The land, which was less than a mile from the fort, was also disputed.
The county was founded in 1848 and is named for Captain Ewen Cameron, [4] a soldier during the Texas Revolution and in the ill-fated Mier Expedition. During the later 19th century and through World War II, Fort Brown was a US Army outpost here, stimulating the development of the city of Brownsville.
Brownsville is a residential neighborhood in eastern Brooklyn in New ... one of the businesses that dates back to Brownsville's initial settlement, was founded in ...
Brownsville is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,694. [4] History. Establishment.
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