Details for Fort Brown
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5061001963
Data
Marker Number | 1963 |
Atlas Number | 5061001963 |
Marker Title | Fort Brown |
Index Entry | Fort Brown |
Address | |
City | Brownsville |
County | Cameron |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 650809 |
UTM Northing | 2865455 |
Subject Codes | forts; military topics |
Marker Year | 1936 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
Marker Location | Fort Brown - TX Southmost College Auditorium - corner of Elizabeth and International, Brownsville. |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite) |
Marker Text | Oldest permanent fort in Texas; Called Fort Taylor in March, 1846; Later renamed in honor of Major Jacob Brown killed here in May, 1846; Permanent post established, 1849; Evacuated by Federal troops in 1861, by Confederates, 1863; Reoccupied by United States troops from 1865 to 1906; Again reoccupied by United States troops in 1913 |