 view gallery E2.4 km
|   Panteon Antiguo, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
in Worldwide Cemeteries Over 7,000 tombstones crowd Matamoros’s oldest cemetery, most in beautifully detailed above-ground crypts. posted by:  JimmyEv location: Mexico date approved: 03/16/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryE2.6 km |  Plaza Allende, Matmoros, Mexico
in Municipal Parks and Plazas This shady plaza, with its modern gazebo, is busy - very busy - filled with both people and vendors. Typical of Mexico, the plaza is fronted by a Catholic church. posted by: JimmyEv location: Mexico date approved: 02/08/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryE2.9 km | Plaza Hidalgo, Matamoros, Mexico in Municipal Parks and Plazas This typical Mexican town square, fronted by Matamoros’ City Hall and Cathedral, is the center of the city. There’s a statue of Padre Miguel Hidalgo and a gazebo with a gorgeously painted ceiling. posted by: JimmyEv location: Mexico date approved: 02/08/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryE3.1 km |  Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge
in Border Crossings Three bridges link Brownsville with Matamoros across the Rio Grande. This bridge is closest to central Matamoros. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 12/29/2007 last visited: never |
 view galleryE3.2 km | Olympic Recreational and Cultural Complex, Matamoros, Mexico in Municipal Parks and Plazas The Alameda, or ‘Park,’ is part of Matamoros’ Olympic Park. A few blocks from the International Bridge, it is home to the city’s library, an arena, and the ‘Gateway to Mexico’ arch. posted by: JimmyEv location: Mexico date approved: 02/08/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryE3.2 km |  La Gran Puerta de Mexico, Matamoros, Mexico
in Abstract Public Sculptures This huge red 'M,' designed by Sebastian, represents Matamoros, the 'Great Gate of Mexico.' posted by: JimmyEv location: Mexico date approved: 11/08/2007 last visited: never |
 view galleryE3.4 km | Plaza Mutualista, Matamoros, Mexico in Municipal Parks and Plazas This shady plaza, in the center of the street, contains a large surrealistic sculpture of hands turning into a dove. There’s also a dry fountain. posted by: JimmyEv location: Mexico date approved: 02/08/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallery NE3.5 km
|  Augustine Celaya House
in Texas Historical Markers This Victorian was built in 1904. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 11/12/2007 last visited: 12/20/2013 |
 view galleryNE3.5 km |  Celaya, Augustine, House - Brownsville, Texas
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places This 1904 Victorian home has features unique to Brownsville and its semi-tropical climate. The adobe brick walls are 13 inches thick to insulate against the heat, and the entire home is oriented to the corner to capture the slightest Gulf breezes. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 03/09/2008 last visited: 12/20/2013 |
 view galleryE3.7 km |  Museo Casamata, Matamoros, Mexico
in History Museums Within the walls of the Casamata, a refuge during the many turbulent times in Matamoros, unfolds the history of both Matamoros and the state of Tamaulipas, intricately wound with the United States. posted by: JimmyEv location: Tamaulipas, Mexico date approved: 03/08/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE3.7 km | St. Charles Park, Brownsville, Texas in Municipal Parks and Plazas Tucked into an older, run-down residential neighborhood, St. Charles Park is quite a contrast with its modern, naturalistic fountain, clean playground, well-maintained picnic tables and smooth basketball court. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 02/09/2008 last visited: 01/09/2014 |
 view galleryNE3.7 km | Alonso Complex in Texas Historical Markers This New Orleans-looking building was a store built by Manual Alonso in 1890. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 11/21/2007 last visited: 10/28/2023 |
 view galleryNE3.7 km | Browne-Wagner House - Brownsville, Texas in U.S. National Register of Historic Places There aren’t many Romaneque homes in the valley. This fortress-like home, built for Josephine Blaevecke Brown, the widow of a Cameron County Sheriff, is an exception. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 03/09/2008 last visited: 12/20/2013 |
 view galleryNE3.7 km | Russell-Cocke House in Texas Historical Markers This Victorian home was built in 1877 for a judge. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 11/15/2007 last visited: 10/28/2023 |
 view galleryNE3.7 km | Browne-Wagner House in Texas Historical Markers Local architect Samuel W. Brooks designed this house, typical of larger brick residences built in Brownsville in the later half of the 19th century. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 11/13/2007 last visited: 12/20/2013 |
 view galleryNE3.7 km | J.T. Canales in Texas Historical Markers This Texas Historical Marker is in front of the house at 505 East St. Charles Street close to East 5th Street in Brownsville, Texas. posted by:  PeterNoG location: Texas date approved: 03/01/2014 last visited: 12/20/2013 |
 view galleryNE3.7 km | Brooks, Samuel Wallace, House - Brownsville, Texas in U.S. National Register of Historic Places This Victorian I-plan has been moved from its original location twice. Local architect S.W. Brooks designed the home for his family in 1888. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 03/09/2008 last visited: 10/28/2023 |
 view galleryNE3.9 km | Brownsville-Matamoros Ferries and River Boardwalk in Texas Historical Markers A boardwalk along the Rio Grande, lined with shops, once linked the ferries connecting Brownsville with Matamoros. The boardwalk and shops vanished with the ferries. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 11/13/2007 last visited: 01/04/2014 |
 view galleryNE3.9 km | Alice Wilson Hope Park, Brownsville, Texas in Municipal Parks and Plazas Adjacent to the International Bridge, this small park gives good views of the Rio Grande and holds a marker for the beginning of the Chisholm Trail, the 1000-mile cattle drive terminating in Abilene, Kansas. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 12/30/2007 last visited: 01/09/2014 |
 view galleryNE3.9 km |  Parks and Recreation Flag - Brownsville TX
in Flags of Organizations This Flags of an Organization is in Alice Wilson Hope Park on the corner of Sam Perl Boulevard and East St Charles Street in Brownsville, Texas. posted by: PeterNoG location: Texas date approved: 05/03/2014 last visited: 01/04/2014 |
 view galleryNE3.9 km | Chisholm Trail in Texas Historical Markers This marks the southernmost point of the network of trails that became known as the Chisholm Trail. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 11/12/2007 last visited: 01/04/2014 |
 view galleryNE3.9 km | First Presbyterian Church of Brownsville in Texas Historical Markers This Texas Historical Marker is mounted on the First Presbyterian Church on West Elizabeth Street at Palm Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas. posted by: PeterNoG location: Texas date approved: 03/12/2014 last visited: 01/04/2014 |
 view galleryNE3.9 km |  First Presbyterian Church - Brownsville TX
in Presbyterian Churches This Presbyterian Church is the First Presbyterian Church on West Elizabeth Street at Palm Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas. posted by: PeterNoG location: Texas date approved: 04/13/2014 last visited: 01/04/2014 |
 view galleryNE3.9 km |  First Presbyterian Church - Brownsville TX
in Signs of History This Sign of History is in front on the First Presbyterian Church on West Elizabeth Street at Palm Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas. posted by: PeterNoG location: Texas date approved: 04/07/2014 last visited: 01/04/2014 |
 view galleryNE3.9 km |  1927 First Presbyterian Church - Brownsville TX
in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones This Cornerstone is on the First Presbyterian Church on West Elizabeth Street at Palm Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas. posted by: PeterNoG location: Texas date approved: 04/07/2014 last visited: 01/04/2014 |
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