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City in Texas, United States
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Brownwood is a city in central Texas. Founded in 1857, it has some of the common origin stories of Texas towns with railroads and oil booms, and it was considered to be the biggest cotton center west of Fort Worth at the turn of the century. What really spurred its growth though was the establishment of a WWII training camp called Camp Bowie.
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Provides insight into the history of the railroad in Brownwood, with the Santa Fe and Brownwood-Harvey depots across the way.
A nice city park with trails and greenspace along the Pecan Bayou, with a somewhat odd presentation of resident cats and even a rooster (supposedly) thrown in.
This is Brownwood's main venue for recreation. Not bad. There's plenty of fishing, waterskiing, swimming opportunity available, even if the water might be a tad murky. You can visit alternate parts around the lake for free if you don't want to pay the state park fee. Park reservations recommended for both camping and day use, especially in summer.
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