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Chappell Hill
Settled in 1847, Chappell Hill soon thereafter had two institutions of higher learning. The small schools thrived a while, but faded in 1867 when the community was almost wiped out…
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Burton
Burton is a small, historic community located 12 miles west of Brenham on U.S. 290.…
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Independence was settled in 1824 by John P. Coles, one of Stephen F. Austin's 300…
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Originally known as Washington-on-the-Brazos or Old Washington, the town was established in 1834 near the…
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