Brownsville in Haywood County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Brownsville Public School / Haywood County Memorial Hospital

Brownsville Public School Marker side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2022

1. Brownsville Public School Marker side

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Brownsville Public School A grammar school built in the late 1800s stood here. This was the Brownsville Public School with grades 1-8. Circa 1910 grades 9-12 were added. When Haywood County started a high school, B.P.S. discontinued high school classes. Professor C.W. Anderson was principal here for over 30 years. The school was destroyed by fire in the late 1920s.

Haywood County Memorial Hospital Here stood the Haywood County Memorial Hospital 1931-1974, given to the county as a memorial to Dr. William T. Wills and his wife Elizabeth Mann Wills by their sons, Mann Wills and Ridley Wills. Opened as a 30-bed facility, an addition built in 1963 increased the hospital to 50 beds. A school of nursing operated from 1931-1941, graduates receiving degrees as RNs. A new hospital was completed on North Washington and opened in January, 1974.

Erected 2003 by Haywood County Historical Society • Haywood County • City of Brownsville, Tenn. • Haywood Park Community Hospital.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1974.

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35° 35.755′ N, 89° 15.981′ W. Marker is in Brownsville, Tennessee, in Haywood County. Marker is at the intersection of West College Street and Farrar Place, on the right when traveling west on West College Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 327 W College St, Brownsville TN 38012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Holly Springs–Brownsville & Ohio Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hayes Clinic (approx. 0.2 miles away); Medical Clinic (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Carnegie Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Temple Adas Israel (approx. ¼ mile away); Army National Guard (approx. ¼ mile away); Gen. Jacob Jennings Brown (approx. ¼ mile away); Zion Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownsville.

Haywood County Memorial Hospital Marker side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2022

2. Haywood County Memorial Hospital Marker side

Brownsville Public School / Haywood County Memorial Hospital Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2022

3. Brownsville Public School / Haywood County Memorial Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.