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Brenham in Washington County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Brenham

 
 
Brenham Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, February 19, 2024
1. Brenham Marker
Inscription. Founded 1843. Named for Richard Fox Brenham (1810-1843), Republic of Texas patriot. Railhead and supply center in Civil War. Blinn Memorial College founded here, 1883. Center for farming, trade and manufacturing. Home of famous annual Maifest, colorful folk tradition. Historical sites marked.
 
Erected 1964 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 8304.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1843.
 
Location. 30° 8.666′ N, 96° 22.112′ W. Marker is in Brenham, Texas, in Washington County. It is on Springwood dr near Market st. NE corner of the intersection of Business 290 at US 290, SE limits of Brenham. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brenham TX 77833, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate
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States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 100th Anniversary Brenham "Banner-Press" (approx. one mile away); Germania Mutual Aid Association (approx. one mile away); Milroy's Garden and Orchard (approx. 1.4 miles away); William H. Watson (approx. 1.4 miles away); Blue Bell Creameries (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Century Tree (approx. 1.4 miles away); Giddings Stone Mansion 1870 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Giddings-Stone House (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brenham.
 
Brenham Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, February 19, 2024
2. Brenham Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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