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Camp Bowie, named in honor of the Texas patriot James Bowie, was a military training facility during World War II, and was the third camp in Texas to be so named. From 1940 to 1946, it grew to be one of the largest training centers in Texas. In 1940, the war situation in Europe caused the United States Congress to determine that the time had ...
Location of Brown County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Brown County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Brown County, Texas. There are six properties listed on the National Register in the county.
Lake Brownwood. / 31.8722023; -99.0221472. Lake Brownwood is a reservoir on Jim Ned Creek and Pecan Bayou in Brown County, Texas, United States. After a devastating flood in 1900, the citizens of Brown County created the Brown County Water Improvement District by election in 1926. The water district acquired the land necessary and built a dam ...
1372753 [2] Website. brownwoodtexas .gov. Brownwood is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, Texas, United States. [4] The population was 18,862 as of the 2020 census. [5] Brownwood is located in the Northern Texas Hill Country [clarification needed] and is home to Howard Payne University, which was founded in 1889.
The Baytown Nature Center was, for many years, a highly desirable residential neighborhood known as Brownwood with nearly 400 substantial homes on a 500-acre (2.0 km 2) peninsula. In 1961, Hurricane Carla devastated the Texas Gulf Coast, flooding most of Brownwood and ending any new development in the area.
Hendrick Health System. Hendrick Health is a not-for-profit healthcare provider located in Abilene, Texas, United States. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas . It provides a comprehensive range of healthcare services, including a medical center licensed for 564 beds. [1]
The Regency Bridge, locally known as the "Swinging Bridge," is a one-lane suspension bridge over the Colorado River in Texas. It is located at the intersection of Mills County Road 433 and San Saba County Road 137, both gravel roads, near a small community called Regency. The bridge spans the Colorado River between Mills and San Saba counties.
Lake Brownwood State Park. / 31.85694°N 99.02861°W / 31.85694; -99.02861. Lake Brownwood State Park is a state park located on the shore of Lake Brownwood in Brown County, Texas, United States and is administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The 537.5 acre park was acquired by deed from the Brown County Water ...