Fort Brown Commissary/Guardhouse
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member JimmyEv
N 25° 53.866 W 097° 29.490
14R E 651108 N 2865231
Built a year before the closing of the fort, this building served as a commissary. When the fort was re-activated due to Mexican border disturbances, the building served as the guardhouse and jail.
Waymark Code: WM2JK4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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Marker Number: 1969

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Constructed in 1905 to serve as a food storage facility, this building was abandoned one year later when Fort Brown was closed. Upon reactivation of the post during Mexican border disturbances, the building served as a guardhouse and jail. Among those quartered here were political refugees following the Battle of Matamoros on June 4, 1913. The structure features a loading dock and a shed roof with gabled dormer over the entrance.
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