Brownsville, Harrison County, Ohio

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Brownsville is a former town in Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

Brownsville was platted in 1815. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brownsville (historical)
  2. Hanna, Charles Augustus (1900). Historical Collections of Harrison County, in the State of Ohio. Privately printed. p.  114.