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275 Bagdad-Matamoros, C.S.A. Xeriscape Park, corner of W. University Blvd. and International Blvd. Civil War "Sister Cities", across the river in neutral Mexico. Were linked to Texas by a ferry which landed here. Ferry hauled to Matamoros the Confederate ... 17530 Baldemar "Freddy Fender" Garza Huerta Freddy Fender Ln., NW side between Commerce and Perkins streets. Known as Freddy Fender or El Bebop Kid (the Mexican Elvis Presley), Baldemar Garza Huerta achieved great success as a Tejano, rock and country ... 308 Barreda House 642 E. Washington Street, Brownsville. This house was designed by architect Ben Clark and built in 1928-1929 for the firm of Barnes and Kenny for the family of Celestino Pardo Barreda ... 327 Battle of Palmito Ranch East of Brownsville, SH 4 (Boca Chica Highway), east of Palmito Hill Road. The last land engagement of the Civil War was fought near this site on May 12-13, 1865, thirty-four days after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox. ... 23600 Bobby Joe Morrow San Benito High School campus, Bobby Joe Morrow Stadium, near entrance gate Born in nearby Rangerville to Bob Floyd (1907-1983) and Mattie Lucille (1908-1996) Morrow, Bobby Joe Morrow (1935-2020) grew up in a simple clapboard ... 11777 Brazos Santiago Pass and Brazos Island Military Depot Isla Blanca Park, near intersection of Park Rd. 100 & Channelview Named by the Spanish, Brazos Santiago Pass is a narrow passageway extending inward from the sea. The pass lies between Brazos Island and Padre Island. ... 496 Brazos Santiago, C.S.A. Isla Blanca Park, at Wells Point, near intersection of Channel View Rd and State Park Road 100 Brazos Santiago Pass, to south of this spot, was important Confederate harbor-entry during the Civil War. On island across the pass were fort and ... 536 Browne-Wagner House 245 E. St. Charles Street, Brownsville. This structure, with its molded cornice, is a good example of the large brick residences erected in Brownsville in the late 19th Century. It was ... 539 Brownsville City Cemetery Fifth and East Madison Streets, Brownsville. Although this cemetery was not formally deeded to the City of Brownsville until 1868, dates on marked tombstones indicate the site was being used ... 538 Brownsville, C.S.A. Tourist Center, US Highway 77 & FM 802 (NW corner), Brownsville. A major center of activity for Confederacy, chief depot for war material and supplies imported from Europe through neutral port of Bagdad, Mexico. ... 11778 Brownsville-Matamoros Bridge 1300 Mexico The St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railroad arrived in Brownsville in 1904. The Rio Grande separated the U. S. railway from the Mexican National ... 12366 Brownsville-Matamoros Ferries and River Boardwalk in Hope Park, at 14th and Levee streets, Brownsville Ferry service along this stretch of the Rio Grande evolved as population in the area increased. In 1836, General Jose Urrea used rowboats at the ... 18453 Brulay House 611 W. Levee In 1925, Louis and Inez (Grider) Brulay contracted with prominent Brownsville architect E. Guy Holliday to design a house within the city’s first ...

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639 Cameron County Brownsville Tourist Center, corner of FM 802 and U.S. Highway 77, Brownsville. Created February 21, 1848; From Nueces County; Organized August 7, 1848; Named in honor of Ewen Cameron, 1811-1843; Captain in the Mier Expedition; ... 641 Cameron County 1912 Courthouse (Dancy Building) grounds, northwest side facing E. 11th Street. Created February 12, 1848 Since 1535 men of all nations of the earth sailed the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico to the green valley of the Rio ... 640 Cameron County Courthouse of 1883-1914 1131 E. Jefferson Street, Brownsville. Completed in 1883, this was the first courthouse built by Cameron County officials, who previously rented or purchased office space. This three-story ... 4739 Camp Belknap From Brownsville, take Route 4 (Boca Chica Road), about 16 miles east. In May 1846 when war was declared against Mexico, the U.S. Congress authorized the raising of 50,000 volunteer troops to supplement the regular U.S. ... 16755 Campo Santo Viejo Immediately north of the Cameron County Courthouse, 1100 East Monroe Street Planned as all of block 144 of the original townsite in 1848 and active by 1852, Campo Santo Viejo was the first official cemetery in Brownsville. ... 22827 Casimiro Tamayo Building 947 E. 15th St. An example of nineteenth-century border brick architecture, the Tamayo Building served as a residential and commercial compound. Casimiro Tamayo ... 14252 Cavalry Barracks Brownsville 768 Cavazos House 608 E. Adams St. Fannie Seward Cavazos (1844-1928) moved from Ohio during the Civil War to Bagdad, Mexico. She came to Brownsville in 1870 with her husband, Wenceslao ... 14006 Charles Champion Museums of Port Isabel (Champion Building) The son of Joseph Champion, an Italian immigrant who settled in Texas in 1855, Charles Champion was born on February 2, 1870, in Old Point Isabel. ... 5304 Chisholm Trail Xeroscope Park, corner of E. Elizabeth Street and International Boulevard, Brownsville. Iberian range cattle, progenitors of the Texas longhorn, were brought into Texas by Spain in the 1600s and 1700s. The cattle thrived on the area's ... 856 Church of the Advent 104 W. Elizabeth Street, Brownsville. One of the earliest Episcopal churches organized in Texas, this congregation was founded in 1851. The Rev. William Passmore served as first Rector, ... 866 Cisneros House 451 E. Adams Street, Brownsville. Local architect Jose Colunga (1882-1946) built this house for businessman Jose A. Cisneros, Sr. (1887-1963). A hallmark example of the Spanish Colonial ... 18415 Cisneros House 207 E. Washington Manuel J. Cisneros-Garcia (1893-1943), a Brownsville pharmacist and businessman, and his wife, Aurora Longoria-Elizalde de Cisneros (1891-1973), ... 2380 City of Harlingen Harlingen City Hall, SE corner Tyler Ave. (Spur 206) and S. Commerce St. Platted 1904; incorporated 1910. Named for town in Holland, by founder Lon C. Hill, Sr. (1862-1935), promoter of railroad and early business enterprises. ... 15294 Commissary-Guard House Brownsville 1044 Convent of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament 700 E. St. Charles Street, Brownsville. This block was once surrounded by a ten-foot wall enclosing a beautiful structure housing America's first colony of Sisters of the Incarnate Word ... 1128 Cueto Building (La Nueva Libertad) 1301 E. Madison St. A fine example of late Nineteenth Century South Texas commercial architecture, this building was constructed in 1893 to house the expanding grocery ...

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22780 Fernández-Champion-García-Warburton House marker pending marker pending 20013 Fernandez-Laiseca Building Marker pending. Map dot approximate. marker pending 11788 First Baptist Church of La Feria South Main Street at West Magnolia Ave Organized in 1912 with eleven charter members under the leadership of the Rev. Mr. Roberts of Ohio, the First Baptist Church of La Feria originally ... 14003 First Methodist Church of San Benito 400 N. Sam Houston On January 22, 1908, less than one year after the platting of San Benito, the Rev. C.E.W. Smith, a pastor in Brownsville, organized the First Methodist ... 1830 First Presbyterian Church of Brownsville 435 Palm Boulevard, Brownsville. This church, organized by The Rev. Hiram Chamberlain and 19 charter members in 1850, is Brownsville's oldest Presbyterian congregation. Services ... 1847 First Presbyterian Church of San Benito 566 N. Reagan, San Benito. This church was organized in 1910, three years after the founding of San Benito. The first building, a frame structure completed in 1911, served ... 16445 First United Methodist Church of Harlingen First United Methodist Church, NW corner E. Harrison Ave. and S. 4th St. On February 19, 1910, 31 charter members founded Harlingen’s Methodist Episcopal Church, South, sharing a frame sanctuary with several other denominations. ... 1963 Fort Brown Fort Brown - TX Southmost College Auditorium - corner of Elizabeth and International, Brownsville. 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 ... 1965 Fort Brown Cavalry Barracks Fort Brown - Campus of TX Southmost College, Brownsville. This building, associated with the rebuilding of Fort Brown after the Civil War, housed cavalry units until World War I, when it served as a quartermaster ... 1969 Fort Brown Commissary/Guardhouse Fort Brown - Grounds of TX Southwest College, Gorgias Street, Brownsville. Constructed in 1905 to serve as a food storage facility, this building was abandoned one year later when Fort Brown was closed. Upon reactivation ... 1970 Fort Brown Reservation Fort Brown Reservation on May Street, near intersection of May Street and Taylor Avenue Named by Gen. Zachary Taylor during Mexican war, for Maj. Jacob Brown, who died in 1846 defending the post. Permanent 385-acre reservation laid out ... 1964 Fort Brown, Buildings 85 and 86 Fort Brown, Gorgas Road, Brownsville. Morgue and linen storage. 1867 Fort Brown Buildings 85 and 86. Brick fringe, cornice. Autopsies in yellow fever study were made here by Dr. Wm. C. ... 1971 Fort Brown, Texas Fort Brown - Southmost College Golf Course - east end of Elizabeth, Brownsville. Fort Taylor, renamed Fort Brown, May 17, 1846, in honor of Major Jacob Brown, 7th Infantry, who died here May 9, 1846, in its defense; Garrisoned ... 22387 Frank Ferree (UNDERTOLD) marker pending marker pending 17141 Frank Rabb Sabal Palm Sanctuary Frank Rabb (1866-1932) was born in Corpus Christi to Texas ranching pioneers John and Martha Rabb. After marrying Lillian Starck, granddaughter of ... 22636 Friedman-Hollowell House Marker pending. Map dot approximate. marker pending

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23928 Hanson House marker pending marker pending 12951 Harlingen Army Airfield and Harlingen Air Force Base Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum With the depressed economy of the 1930s, Harlingen leaders sought to attract federal funds to the area. In May 1941, in preparation for what would ... 2381 Harlingen Cemetery 1501 South "F" Harlingen The Harlingen Cemetery came into legal existence in 1912. In that year, Lon C. Hill (1862-1935), founder of the city of Harlingen and president of ... 2382 Harlingen Hospital Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum This building, originally located on "F" Street, housed the first hospital in Harlingen. The institution was started by local businesswoman Ida Gilbert ... 2422 Hebrew Cemetery 2nd and East Madison Streets, Brownsville Jewish settlers came to the Brownsville/Matamoros area in the mid-1840's. In 1868 one half acre of land next to the city cemetery was purchased by ... 18930 Hebrew Cemetery (HTC) 209 E. Madison St. (HTC medallion only) 14016 Hicks-Gregg House 1249 W. Washington Merchant and Brownsville native Frederick Hicks and his second wife, social worker Zuleika Banton Blackshear of Dublin, Texas, built this house circa ... 14517 Hicks-Lawrence House SE corner Lakeside Blvd. and W. 13th St. Edgar and Goldye Hicks bought this property from the Brownsville Land and Investment Co. in 1908. Their house was one of the first built in West ... 17718 Hinojosa House 235 Sunset Drive Built in 1950, the Hinojosa House is located within Los Ebanos, a subdivision named after the native Texas ebony trees that are common in the area. ... 2531 Home of Charles Stillman, 1810-1875 1305 E. Washington Street, Brownsville. Brownsville home of Charles Stillman, 1810-1875; founder of Brownsville and partner in firm of M. Kenedy and Company, which opened the Rio Grande ... 2530 Home of Chas. Stillman 1305 E. Washington Street, Brownsville. Home of Chas. Stillman, ship owner, merchant, rancher, who came to Brazos Santiago in 1828 and in 1849-50 founded City of Brownsville in old Espiritu ... 2533 Home of Col. Sam Robertson 509 N. Sam Houston (at Adele Street), San Benito. San Benito was begun in 1904 by Sam A. Robertson (1867-1938). A wealthy civil engineer and builder, he saw farming potential in the valley. He became ... 12785 Howard E. and Mary Butt House 718 E. Taylor Howard E. and Mary Butt House In 1929 entrepreneur Howard E. Butt moved the headquarters of his developing grocery business to Harlingen. The following ...

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2981 L. E. Snavely House SW corner Wilson Road (FM 2994) and Chester Park Road on private property. This land was a dense chaparral of mesquite and ebony trees when it was bought by Levi Elmer (1869-1939) and Lenna Edmondson (1872-1938) Snavely ... 2994 La Feria Cemetery Memorial Dr, 1300 feet west of Rabb Rd This community graveyard dates to 1917, when Bernt Anderson deeded land for that purpose. The first recorded burials in the cemetery were of two ... 3000 La Madrilena 1000 East Madison Street, Brownsville A native of Spain, Adrian Ortiz (1860-1957) emigrated to Brownsville before he was 18 and lived with relatives who trained him as a merchant. He ... 3032 Landrum House From San Benito, take FM 2520 South about 8 miles to SH 281 This house stands on the 1781 Concepcion de Carricitos grant from the king of Spain to Eugenio and Bartolome Fernandez. Acquiring a part of the grant ... 3041 Las Rucias 16584 Military Hwy (US 281), Here Colonel John S. Ford of the Confederate Army defeated the Union Forces June 25, 1864 Erected by the State of Texas 1936 16054 Last Battle of the Civil War East of Brownsville, Palmito Hill Road, interpretive platform south of SH 4 (Boca Chica Highway). Replacement for 1936 Texas Centennial marker. At This Site the Last Battle of the Civil War, Known as Palmito Hill, was Fought by Confederate Troops Under Colonel John S. (Rip) Ford and Union ... 3048 Launching Site of First U.S. Army Warplane Fort Brown Reservation on May Street, near intersection of May Street and Taylor Avenue From Old Fort Brown Cavalry Drill Field, near this spot, was made the first flight of a U.S. Army plane to be fired upon in armed hostilities, April ... 22829 Lily (Spivey) and William A. Rasco House 110 Hibiscus Ct. marker pending 3113 Lon C. Hill Home Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum City's first home, built 1904, by the founder, Lon C. Hill, promoter of railroads and irrigation to the lower Rio Grande Valley. Climate-adapted ... 11681 Longoria Cemetery 1.8 miles east of Santa Maria on US 281 at FM 506 The Longoria family were among the initial Spanish settlers to arrive in this region in the mid-1700s. Juan Rosas Longoria and Maria Salome Cano ...

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3909 Padre J. Nicolas Balli PR 100, east end of causeway (3 miles east of Port Isabel), South Padre Island. Padre Island, off the South Texas coast, is named for Padre Jose Nicolas Balli (177?-1829), whose family migrated from Spain in 1569 and became large ... 3924 Pan American Airways Blind Flying School At terminal, S. Minnesota Avenue and Billy Mitchell Blvd., Brownsville. The development of Mexican oil fields by North American corporations during the 1920s led to a need for reliable transportation into Mexico's interior. ... 16849 Pitt House 0.1 mile north of corner of Palm Blvd. & Ringgold Street PITT HOUSE ARTHUR PITT OF ENGLAND ARRIVED IN GALVESTON, TEXAS IN 1909 WHERE HE FOUND WORK AT A CITRUS NURSERY. PITT MOVED TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ... 4044 Planters State Bank SE corner of Commerce and Jackson Streets (on Jackson Street, Harlingen). Prior to construction of the Planters State Bank building, a barber shop owned by Harlingen pioneer Mack Crenshaw was located at this site. In 1917, ... 4063 Point Isabel, C.S.A. At library, corner of Maxan Street and Yturria Street. After Texas seceded and joined the Confederacy, the Federal Navy in late 1861 blockaded this port with the U.S. "Santiago de Cuba". Commerce stoppage ... 4074 Port Isabel (Old Point Isabel) SE corner of P100 and S. Garcia Street, Port Isabel. Site of a ranch settlement, owned by Don Rafael Garcia, called "El Fronton de Santa Ysabel" (Bluff of Saint Isabel) about the year 1828. The Mexican ... 4076 Port Isabel Cemetery Corner of Houston Street and Musina Street, Port Isabel. Encompassing almost one acre of land, the Port Isabel Cemetery is located on property granted to Don Rafael Garcia by the government of Mexico in ... 4080 Port of Brownsville At Brownsville Navigation Dist., SE corner of FM 511 and SH 48 (on FM 511), Brownsville. The first serious attempt to study the possibility of construction of a deep water seaport in this part of South Texas was undertaken in 1854 when ... 4082 Port of Matamoros On shore north of causeway, at end of east Maxan Street, Port Isabel. The Port of Matamoros was established in 1824. Commercial cargo, shipped mainly from New Orleans and other U.S. ports, was unloaded at the port and ... 18450 Porter Cottage 28 Poinsettia Place In 1928, John R. Harris, Jr., and Mary Helen Harris purchased this lot and constructed a one-story, brick veneer manorial suburban cottage designed ... 4086 Post Hospital Admin. Bldg., campus of Texas Southmost College, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville. In March 1868, Captain William Alonzo Wainwright arrived in Brownsville to supervise the rebuilding of Fort Brown following the Civil War and an ... 4087 Post Hospital Annex Admin. Bldg., Campos of Texas, Southmost College, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville. Completed in 1869 during the rebuilding of Fort Brown by Captain William Alonzo Wainwright, the Post Hospital Annex (also known as the Medical Laboratory), ... 4135 Public Market and Town Hall At Market Square and E. 11th Street, Brownsville. Authorized 1850. On land deeded forever for this purpose. Butchers, other vendors moved in during 1851. Building complete with top story and bell ...

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17140 Rabb Plantation Sabal Palm Sanctuary Today, commonly referred to as the Rabb Plantation, this was originally known as Rancho San Tomas and, then, San Tomas Plantation. It encompassed ... 4182 Rancho de Santa Maria US 281, south side of road west of La Avenida Iglesia Part of Spain's 1777 La Feria Grant (12.5 leagues), partitioned into 6 units 1843. Here in 1850's was a sub-post of Fort Brown (28 mi. SE) and Fort ... 4181 Rancho Viejo From Brownsville take US 77 4.8 miles north (2.7 miles NW of FM 802 on US 77) - on west frontage road. Here Jose Salvador de la Garza built his ranch El Espiritu Santo in 1771; First European settlement in Cameron County 18828 Rockwell House The Cameron County Appraisal District online records describe the property as Los Ebano Subdivision Block 3, Lot 25. The property is referenced by Property ID 04-9040-000-0250-00. The nominate property is bound by Ebony Avenue to the northeast, Palm Boulevard and private property to the northwest, Dean Porter Resaca on the southwest, and private property to the southeast. Situated in Los Ebanos estates and purchased by city engineer Fayette L. Rockwell, this house was designed by architect Roscious Newell waters and ... 4337 Rogers Massacre NW corner of FM 1420 and FM 508 (Combes-Rio Hondo Road). Marker reported missing Aug. 2003. U.S. annexation of Texas in December 1845 intensified Mexico's asserted claim to Texas. In March 1846 U.S. Commander Zachary Taylor advanced his ... 5418 Rosalio Longoria House 401 West Magnolia Ave The oldest residence in La Feria. Built in 1909 by local carpenter Felipe Perez for Rosalio Ponce Longoria (1872-1965), a contractor who cleared ... 12386 Russell-Cocke House 602 E. St. Charles St. Built in 1877 for Judge William H. Russell (1838-1882), this house was purchased by Virginian and Confederate veteran Joseph James Cocke (1841-1926) ...

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4424 Sabas Cavazos Cemetery From Brownsville, take US 281 west about 4 miles. Established in 1878 with the burial of rancher and businessman Sabas Cavazos, this small cemetery has served the Cavazos and related families for ... 12624 Sacred Heart Catholic Church 602 E. Elizabeth St. Sacred Heart Church was established by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate for the English-speaking parishioners of Immaculate Conception Church. San ... 892 San Benito Sam Houston (Park), Zoom(?) Block at Railroad Crossing, San Benito. Founded by an engineer, Col. Sam Robertson, on Gulf Coast Railroad that in 1904 reached this area colonized by Mexico about 1770. First called "Bessie", ... 4526 San Benito Bank and Trust Company 198 S. Sam Houston, San Benito. Chartered in 1908, one year after the founding of San Benito, this institution was started by two brothers, W. Scott Heywood and Alba Heywood. The ... 4528 San Benito Post Office 417 N. Sam Houston, San Benito. At the time the local community was granted its first post office in April 1907 it was known as Diaz. Because another town in Texas had previously ... 4553 San Roman Building 1245 E. Elizabeth Street, Brownsville. Erected 1850 for Don Jose San Roman, native of Biscay, Spain--importer, steamboat owner, merchant, investor in city lots. He and successor, Feliciano ... 4586 Santa Rita From Brownsville, take Highway 281 (Military Road) west 1 mile then go south about 100 yards (at Old Military Rd). Here was Santa Rita; First Anglo-American settlement on lower Rio Grande and county seat of Cameron County; 1848 1849 4590 Santos Lozano Building Pioneer Building, W. Jackson Street, Harlingen. Built in 1915, this commercial structure is the oldest existing brick building in Harlingen. It was designed and constructed by Baltazar Torres of ... 4782 Site of First Bank in La Feria SE corner N. Main St. (FM 506) and E. Commercial Ave. The Cameron County Bank of La Feria, this community's first bank, occupied this structure soon after it was founded in 1912. The building was erected ... 4796 Site of Fort Polk Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site, NE corner E. Queen Isabella Blvd. and N. Tarnava St. A mexican village developed on this point, settled by mexican ranchers in the 1700's. The village was abandoned prior to the U.S. Declaration of ... 4851 Site of Old Grammar School 730 East 8th Street, Brownsville Although public education in Cameron County had begun in 1854, the city of Brownsville was able to set up its own public school system in 1875, with ... 16522 Solis Cemetery Approximately 1.25 mi. W of La Feria. Take Business SH 83 to FM 2556 or Cantu Road and turn N about 0.12 mi. Turn E on Solis Road about 0.43 mi. Turn E on Calle Solis. JUAN JOSE SOLIS, GRANTEE OF PORCIÓN 107 IN STARR COUNTY AND FOUNDER OF EL SOLISEÑO, MEXICO, WAS PATRIARCH OF THE SOLIS FAMILY IN THIS AREA. HIS GRANDSON ... 23248 Solomon Ashheim 1244 E. Washington St. marker pending 4985 Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot Historic Brownsville Museum, NE corner E. Madison and E. 6th streets This depot was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1926 as part of its extension into the Rio Grande Valley. A fine example of Spanish Colonial ... 5010 Spiderweb Railroad US Loop 77 and SH 345, San Benito. Col. Sam A. Robertson, who founded the town of San Benito in 1907, promoted and built the San Benito & Rio Grande Valley Railway. It was designed ... 4439 St. Benedict's Church 351 S. Bowie, San Benito. The original St. Benedict's Church was erected in 1910, two years before the congregation became parish, and was destroyed by fire in 1923. This ... 5094 Stagecoach to the Rio Grande, C.S.A. NW corner of FM 1420 and FM 508 (Combes-Rio Hondo Road). Was originally placed at Sebastian (Willacy Co.), which corresponds to opening sentence "About 10 miles east of this site...was Paso Real..." From this location, Paso Real is about 4 mi. NE. About 10 miles east of this site during the Civil War was Paso Real, ferry point on Arroyo Colorado. As early as 1846, stagecoaches had gone over ... 23598 Stonewall Jackson Hotel SE corner E. Stenger and N. Reagan streets. Map dot approximate. In the mid-1920s, the city of San Benito, which had been founded just 18 years earlier, was experiencing rapid growth. The influx of visitors overwhelmed ...

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5289 The Battle of Palo Alto Intersection of FM 1847 and TX 550/FM 511. South of entrance to Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park. Was fought here May 8, 1846 and was won by the Army of the United States. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 328 The Battle of Resaca de la Palma south of entrance to Resaca de la Palma Battlefield park, Paredes Line Road, .2 mile north of Price Road Was fought here May 9, 1846 And the defeat of the Mexican Army under General Mariano Arista by the United States troops under General Zachary Taylor ... 5344 The Gem 400 East 13th Street; Brownsville Built in 1848 for J.E. Garey and Company, this structure under subsequent ownership has housed a "drinking house", boutique and was the residence ... 17463 The Old Weaver Cemetery Texas cemetary medallion Texas cemetary medallion 5478 The Spot Where "American Blood was Shed on American Soil" US 281, north side, east of Cannon Road. Also known as Thornton Skirmish marker. The spot where "American blood was shed on American soil" April 25, 1846 Here Captain Philip Thornton and 62 dragoons were attacked by Mexican t ... 3917 These Palmetto Pilings From Brownsville, take Route 4 (Boca Chica Road) about 20.3 miles east to Boca Ricia Beach (on roadside). These palmetto pilings are the remains of the Boca Chica Crossing of the Railroad from Boca Chica inlet to White's Ranch on the Rio Grande. Begun ... 5491 Tijerina House 333 E. Adams Street, Brownsville. A descendant of the 18th Century Rio Grande settler Blas de la Garza Falcon, Tomas Tijerina (1860-1932) moved to this site in 1904. His original ... 2993 Town of La Feria Bus 83, 1 block east of US 83 and FM 506 Intersection, (near American Legional Hall) La Feria Site is on land surveyed 1777 for Spain's grants to Don Juan Hinojosa and Jose Mari Balli, ancestors of priest for whom Padre Island was named. Rancho ...