Bryant Station, Texas
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Bryant Station, Texas is an abandoned ghost town in Milam County, Texas
, located twelve miles west of Cameron
on the Little River. In the 1840s, Benjamin Bryant built a fort at the location to defend himself and others against Indians. The school consolidated with Buckholts
in 1941 and Bryant Station eventually became abandoned. Today, the cemeteries, the Bryant Station Bridge built in 1909, and the historical marker dedicated in 1936 are all that remain.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, located twelve miles west of Cameron
Cameron, Texas
Cameron is a city in Milam County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,634 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Milam County.-Geography:Cameron is located at . It is situated at the junction of U.S...
on the Little River. In the 1840s, Benjamin Bryant built a fort at the location to defend himself and others against Indians. The school consolidated with Buckholts
Buckholts, Texas
Buckholts is a town in Milam County, Texas, United States. The population was 387 at the 2000 census.The town was founded in 1887 and had a movie theater and a hospital in the early twenties with a population of about a thousand people.-Geography:...
in 1941 and Bryant Station eventually became abandoned. Today, the cemeteries, the Bryant Station Bridge built in 1909, and the historical marker dedicated in 1936 are all that remain.