Back واشینقتون آن د برازوس، تکزاس AZB Washington-on-the-Brazos German واشینگتن آن د برازوس، تگزاس Persian Washington-on-the-Brazos Finnish Washington-on-the-Brazos French Washington-on-the-Brazos Hungarian Washington-on-the-Brazos Italian ワシントン・オン・ザ・ブラゾス (テキサス州) Japanese Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas Malay Washington-on-the-Brazos NB
Washington-on-the-Brazos
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 Replica of Independence Hall, where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed. The inscription reads: "Here a Nation was born." | |
  Washington-on-the-Brazos Location of Washington-on-the-Brazos in the state of Texas  Washington-on-the-Brazos Location of Washington-on-the-Brazos in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°19′31″N 96°09′24″W / 30.32528°N 96.15667°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Washington |
| Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 77880[2] |
| Area code | 979 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1349512[1] |
Washington-on-the-Brazos is an unincorporated community along the Brazos River in Washington County, Texas, United States.[1] The town is best known for being the site of the Convention of 1836 and the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
The town is named for Washington, Georgia, itself named for George Washington. It is officially known as just "Washington," but after the Civil War came to be known as "Washington-on-the-Brazos" to distinguish the settlement from "Washington-on-the-Potomac," Washington, D.C..[3]
- ^ a b c "Washington, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Washington ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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