On Crockett Drive south of Memorial Park Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) John (Jake) Spearman Palmer Jr was born in Brown county on 26 January 1902. He went to school in Brown County and graduated with a civil engineering degree from Texas A&M&m in 1923. He joined the Texas National Guard 36th . . . — — Map (db m247843) HM WM
Greenleaf Fisk, a pioneer who later would be known as the "Father of Brownwood," gave the city five acres in 1868 for a public burial ground. It is now the Main City Cemetery of Brownwood. The original main gate to the cemetery was given by the . . . — — Map (db m248268) HM
On Crockett Drive at Memorial Park Drive, on the right when traveling north on Crockett Drive.
This is the original World War I Memorial which was initially placed at the old Brownwood High School on Austin avenue (now the Family Service Center) in 1919. The old Brownwood High School was closed in 1961 when the current Brownwood High School . . . — — Map (db m254507) WM
John Wesley Hardin was one of the most notorious outlaws of the old west and Charlie Webb was a Brown County sheriff's deputy who was shot and killed by Hardin. Charlie Webb was a Texas Ranger and served Brown and San Saba Counties. In 1874 Webb had . . . — — Map (db m248265) HM
On North Broadway Street at North Center Avenue, on the right when traveling west on North Broadway Street.
In 1901, Brown County commissioners determined their 1881 jail no longer met the needs of the county, and voters authorized the issuance of bonds to pay for the construction of a new facility. The commissioners hired Martin, Moodie and Co. of . . . — — Map (db m201806) HM
On Farm to Market Road 573 at Williams Ranch Road (County Road 550), on the left when traveling north on Road 573.
Near this site is the Chesser Valley, named for early settler John Dan Chesser, whose home became the focal point of a small rural community by the same name. Missouri native John Dan Chesser (1842-1914) moved to Texas with his family in 1854 and . . . — — Map (db m238948) HM
A native of Virginia, Henry Ford (c.1845-1910) came to Texas in 1869 and worked as a cowboy on several central Texas ranches. He settled in Brownwood in 1876 and served several terms as county clerk and as a city councilman. A respected civic . . . — — Map (db m248274) HM
On East Sam Rayburn Drive (State Highway 56) east of North Center Street (State Highway 78), on the right when traveling east.
Texas Ranger, T.C. Robinson once described him, “He kills men just to see them kick. He can take two six shooters and turn them like wheels in his hands and fire a shot from each at every revolution.” Others have described Fannin . . . — — Map (db m128660) HM
On West Center Street (Ranch to Market Road 150) at North Groos Street, on the left when traveling east on West Center Street.
Katherine Anne Porter, one of America's most distinguished writers of fiction, was born Callie Russell Porter in Indian Creek, Brown County, Texas. Her mother, Mary Alice Jones Porter, died in 1892, and her father, Harrison Boone Porter (1858-1942) . . . — — Map (db m120740) HM
On Burnett Road south of Memorial Park Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Joe Henry (J.H.) Childs was born in Cross Plains on 17 January 1920. He attended Cross Plains schools where he was an outstanding athlete in multiple sports. He graduated from Cross Plains High School in 1938 and played on the freshman football team . . . — — Map (db m247986) HM
Near Farm to Market Road 1178 0.2 miles north of County Road 214.
Born in Alabama, moved to Texas 1839. Married Frances Monteith and had nine children. Was first doctor in Brown County, 1865; and in Callahan County, 1874; owned general store; planted county’s first orchard here in Tecumseh. — — Map (db m78968) HM
On North Waco Street (State Highway 81) near Fancher Street, on the right when traveling north.
Constructed in 1893, this building serves as the third jail for Hill County. It was designed by W. C. Dodson of Waco, architect of the Hill County Courthouse, and built by the Brown County firm of Lovell and Wood. The brick and limestone structure . . . — — Map (db m63541) HM
On South Austin Avenue at West 7th Street on South Austin Avenue.
Born in Albany, New York, Greenleaf Fisk was the son of a Presbyterian minister. He began preparation for the ministry himself but left his studies to migrate to the Texas frontier. In 1834 he settled in Bastrop. There he joined a company of . . . — — Map (db m4408) HM
Santa Fe Railroad Depot
has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
1976
Brownwood Santa Fe Passenger Depot
Railroad construction began in Brown County in 1884, and . . . — — Map (db m201803) HM
On North Austin Street (State Highway 16) at West Grand Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Austin Street.
John Wesley Hardin was not an outlaw; he was, however, a killer. It began with the accidental killing of an ex-slave during the time of one of the most corrupt administrations to ever occupy the governor's office, Hardin was 15 years old when the . . . — — Map (db m158040) HM
On Burnett Road south of Memorial Park Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Jack Leo Carlson was born in Brownwood on 20 August 1917 to Torje Carlson and Vertna Ragsdale Carlson. He graduated from Brownwood High School in 1935 and graduated from Texas Tech University where he was on the college golf team. Jack joined the US . . . — — Map (db m248008) HM
On Crockett Drive at Memorial Park Drive, on the right when traveling north on Crockett Drive.
Left Plaque In honor of all Brown County men who gave their lives during the Vietnam conflict. This marker is dedicated in behalt of their loved ones and fellow citizens of Brownwood, Texas
Right Plaque This Memorial Is . . . — — Map (db m254267) WM
On U.S. 72 at Gross Avenue, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 72.
Vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Pete Pyle (1920-
1995), a native of Burnsville, played an important
role in the development of modern country music.
Pyle began his career playing over regional radio
stations and after making his first . . . — — Map (db m219979) HM
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