Brownsville

[ brounz-vil ]

/ ˈbraʊnz vɪl /

a seaport in southern Texas, near the mouth of the Rio Grande

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NYPD officers conducted 3,020 stops in Brownsville, a crime-ridden neighborhood in Brooklyn, in the first three months of 2013.
Bloomberg’s Big Win? New York’s Largest Gun Raid Ever|Eliza Shapiro|August 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And after all of the searching, something deep within keeps returning me to Brownsville, Brooklyn, where it all began.
How I Went From Prep School to Prison|John Forté|February 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Mrs. Dutton owned the property, and moved from here to Brownsville, after which this old tavern closed.
The Old Pike|Thomas B. Searight
The reputation of Tony Bailles, the only actor Brownsville ever produced, was folklore in his native place.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field

He was sent by Colonel Duckworth, or taken by him, to Brownsville.
History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2)|George Washington Williams
King's Ranch is distant from Brownsville only 125 miles, and we have been six days in reaching it.
Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863|Arthur J. L. (Lieut.-Col.) Fremantle
Baily afterward became postmaster at Brownsville, and finally a member of the Fayette county, Pennsylvania, bar.
The Old Pike|Thomas B. Searight