'You are Here' - Palmito Ranch Battlefield - Brownsville TX
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PeterNoG
N 25° 57.693 W 097° 18.092
14R E 670049 N 2872529
This 'You Are Here' Map is on Boca Chica Boulevard (Texas Hwy 4) about 4 miles east of Brownsville, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMKPWH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2014
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A Texas Historical Marker about the Battle of Palmito Ranch (
visit link) is just a few feet west of this map. The Battle of Palmito Ranch was the last land battle of the American Civil War; May 12-13, 1865.
Boca Chica Boulevard is the northern edge of Palmito Ranch Battlefield National Historic Landmark. The Battlefield extends about 2.3 miles west of this point and about 6 miles east. The Rio Grande River (U.S./Mexican border) is the southern boundary. Here and to the west, it's less than 2 miles to the Rio Grande River. To the east the distance is as low as 850 feet in some places.