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
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