Details for Cameron County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5061000639
Data
Marker Number | 639 |
Atlas Number | 5061000639 |
Marker Title | Cameron County |
Index Entry | Cameron County |
Address | |
City | Brownsville |
County | Cameron |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 649574 |
UTM Northing | 2870985 |
Subject Codes | counties |
Marker Year | 1936 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
Marker Location | Brownsville Tourist Center, corner of FM 802 and U.S. Highway 77, Brownsville. |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | 1936 Centennial Marker (pink granite) |
Marker Text | Created February 21, 1848; From Nueces County; Organized August 7, 1848; Named in honor of Ewen Cameron, 1811-1843; Captain in the Mier Expedition; Shot at Queretaro; County Seat, Santa Rita 1848-1849; Brownsville, since the earliest battles of the Mexican War, and the last battle of the Civil War were fought in this county |