Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site

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Washington-on-the-Brazos (also called Washington) is an unincorporated area along the Brazos River in Washington County, Texas. It is known as "the birthplace of Texas", a distinction it earned when on March 1, 1836 it became the meeting place of the Texas delegates who formally announced Texas' intention to separate from Mexico and who drafted the constitution of the new Republic of Texas (the name "Washington-on-the-Brazos" was used to distinguish the site from "Washington-on-the-Potomac", and also to draw a parallel with the historical importance of both sites).

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington-on-the-Brazos,_Texas#Washington-on-the-Brazos_State_Historic_Site
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Coordinates:   30°19'26"N   96°9'14"W
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