Source: Multiple Property Application for Historic Register Designation, Historic Resources of Brownsville, Tennessee (1823-1964), Section E, Page 5 Click here to view the full application (59 pages; PDF-format) from the U.S. National Park Service. Click thumbnail to view larger image. … Continue reading →
The “old” Brownsville Post Office was built as part of the New Deal effort following the Great Depression. The Tennessean (Nashville) newspaper described the event (April 3, 1936; page 18) New Postoffice Opened Brownsville, Tenn., April 2. —(Spl)— The Brownsville … Continue reading →
The Brownsville, Tennessee, Historic Zoning Commission published a full-color, PDF-format report with a significant amount of local history and recommendations for preservation. Click here to view the latest iteration, dated 2024. A Multiple Property Application for Historic Register Designation, Historic … Continue reading →
The Dunbar-Carver Museum opened in 2007 as an archive of Haywood County’s deep, rich African American culture and heritage. The building formerly housed a series of schools: Brownsville Colored Normal School (1883 – 1887) Dunbar School (1890 – 1920) Haywood … Continue reading →
The submitter of this photo and notes is unidentified in the archives of Haywood County TNGenWeb pages. Photo circa 1975 Written by Jane Norton Powell in 1999: In the late 1940’s Bomar Park on E. College was abandoned and the … Continue reading →
