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The seat of Washington County, Brenham is located on US 290 72 miles northwest of Houston, near Somerville Lake.Brenham has served as a regional educational center since Reconstruction, when a large freedmen's school was established there. In 1875 the town began operating the first tax-supported school system in Texas, including a school for blacks. The population rose rapidly, from 7,740 in 1960 to 12,796 in 1988. The population increase was triggered by the influx of Houston-area and rural Washington County residents, expansion of processing and light industry, and the advent of new manufacturers, encouraged by the Brenham Industrial Foundation, established in 1953. Several Victorian residences in town have been restored, and the Main Street Program has renovated downtown Brenham to encourage tourism. This effort has been supported by the Washington County Heritage Society. In 1990 the population was 11,952.
Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns Far View Bed & Breakfast | Murski Homestead Bed & Breakfast |
Restaurants, Cafes, Delis, Bakeries Pleasant Hill Winery |
History Brenham Heritage Museum |
Public Libraries Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library |
Motels, Hotels and Resorts Ant Street Inn | Best Western Inn of Brenham | Best Western Inn Of Brenham | Econo Lodge Brenham | Far View - A Bed & Breakfast Estate | Heartland Country Inn | Hilltop Motor Inn | Knights Inn Brenham Texas | Regency Inn |
Residential and Commercial Real Estate Brenham Real Estate | Hodde Real Estate Division | Phelps Country Properties |
Science Brenham |
Sports and Sporting Events Monastery of St Clare Miniature Horses |
Transportation Brenham Municipal Airport |
Texas Counties Washington County |
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