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BROWNFIELD,
TEXAS
Terry County Seat,
Texas Panhandle
33° 10' 47" N, 102° 16' 15" W (33.179722, -102.270833)
On Hwys 380, 62, 82, and 385
40 miles SW of Lubbock
28 miles W of Tahoka
32 miles E of Plains
ZIP Code 79316
Area code 806
Population: 9,358 est. (2019)
9,657 (2010) 9,488 (2000) 9,560 (1990)
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Historical
Marker - US 380, on Courthouse grounds
City of Brownfield
County seat of
Terry County, founded
in 1903 by developers W. G. Hardin and A. F. Small. Named for Brownfield
family, prominent property owners and ranchers in the area. Measuring
with only 100 feet of wire, Hardin and Small laid out a town on this
site (then a pasture) and offered a lot to each voter in county. Streets
(named for first settlers) were designated and a general store, hotel,
and school were built. In 1904 the town vied with Gomez
for county seat, winning by slim margin. Present economy is based
on farming and oil.
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Brownfield,
Texas Chronicles
Brownfield's
Riot That Never Was by Mike Cox
In the summer of 1908 an article with a Fort Worth dateline published
in a Sunday edition of the New York Herald caught the eye of President
Theodore Roosevelt...
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Brownfield
water tower
Photo courtesy Ken
Rudine, August 2005 |
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A
pumpjack in Brownfield
Photo courtesy Ken
Rudine, August 2005 |
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Brownfield,
Texas Forum
Subject:
Brownfield Memories
When is the Brownfield High School reunion?
My maiden name is Neugent. As a family we moved to Brownfield, from
Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1945. The Irland Faught family moved from Oklahoma
in the 30's. My husband went to school in Union,Texas. Billy went
into the Army in 1952, and retired at 24 years of active duty. Billy
and I married in Brownfield in 1957. We have 6 children to our union
and 17 grandchildren. We are now living in a small community named
Lexington, Oklahoma.
I have many memories of the brown clouds forming, which demanded
we get the clothes off the clothesline and tie down any lose things
that may be blown away. Walking home from school with a thin headscarf
over our heads to keep the sand out of our eyes. We weren't allowed
to wear blue jeans those day's. So, the sand would beat against
the back of our legs. During very cold days, we were allowed to
wear blue Jeans under our dresses. My, how things have changed.
Bill is now 74, I am 68. Thanks - Vera Neugent Faught, May 10, 2006
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