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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27WD_stillman-house_Brownsville-TX.html
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Built in 1851 for Henry Miller, the cottage was first occupied by Brownsville's founder, Charles Stillman, and later owned by Manuel Trevino de los Santos Coy.
In 1958, Chauncey D. Stillman, great-grandson of Charles, purchased the h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27WC_1912-cameron-county-jail_Brownsville-TX.html
Originally built as a three-story structure in 1912, this building, Cameron County's second jailhouse, was enlarged with the addition of a 4th floor about 1929. The 1912 structure was designed by prominent architect Atlee B. Ayers and the 1929 add…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27WB_1912-cameron-county-jail_Brownsville-TX.html
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Built in 1912 by the Gross Construction Company and designed by
Atlee B. Ayres in the Classic Revival style, it served as the main Cameron County jail for 66 years until the new jail was built in 1978.
Two sections were added over th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27WA_campo-santo-viejo_Brownsville-TX.html
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.
The city abandoned the site in 1864, but burials continued into the 1870s.
The property was rede…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27W9_juan-h-fernandez-store_Brownsville-TX.html
Juan H. Fernandez came to America at the age of 14 in 1875 as a ward of his uncle, Jose Fernandez-Toral, a mercantile owner originally from Pendueles, Asturias, Spain.
Following in his family's footsteps, Juan Fernandez opened a store in 1883, co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27W8_juan-h-fernandez-y-hermano-building_Brownsville-TX.html
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Built in 1883-1884 for Juan H. Fernandez, who came from Spain in 1875 to work for his uncle and older brother, the site was a general merchandise store.
The store, La Villa de Llanes, was founded by Fernandez and his younger brother. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27OA_1912-cameron-county-courthouse_Brownsville-TX.html
This classically styled public building has been central for Cameron County government for nearly a century. Texas and Mexico both claimed this area after 1836. The Texas Legislature created Cameron County in 1848, even before the land was officia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UZH_palo-alto-battlefield-historical_Brownsville-TX.html
English:On May 8, 1846 United States and Mexican troops clashed on the Palo Alto prairie. This was the first major battle in a two-year long conflict (U.S.-Mexican War) that ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, under which Meixoc ce…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T5S_palo-alto-battlefield-historical_Brownsville-TX.html
Palo Alto Battlefield has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1955. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP5Z_southern-pacific-railroad-passenger-depot_Brownsville-TX.html
[Panel 1:]Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger DepotOfficial Historical Medallion, Texas Historical Commission
This depot was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1928 as part of its extension into the Rio Grande Valley. A fine example of …