Fort Brown Cavalry Barracks
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PeterNoG
N 25° 53.792 W 097° 29.318
14R E 651397 N 2865097
This Texas Historical Marker is on the northwest side of the Cavalry Barracks on Gorgas Drive at Ringgold Road in Fort Brown (now Texas Southmost College) in Brownsville, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMJXBA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2014
Views: 9
There are two listings for this plaque:
Marker Number: 1965
Marker Title: Fort Brown Cavalry Barracks
Index Entry: Fort Brown Cavalry Barracks
Address:
City: Brownsville
County: Cameron
UTM Zone: 14
UTM Easting: 651384
UTM Northing: 2865113
Subject Codes: buildings; World War II; forts; military topics
Year Marker Erected: 1987
Designations: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Location: Fort Brown - Campus of TX Southmost College, Brownsville.
Marker Size: 16" x 12" Plate & Medallion
Marker Number: 14252
Marker Title: Cavalry Barracks
Index Entry: Cavalry Barracks
Address:
City: Brownsville
County: Cameron
UTM Zone:
UTM Easting:
UTM Northing:
Subject Codes: military topics
Year Marker Erected: 1987
Designations: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Location:
Marker Size: B
Marker Text:
Marker Number: 1965
Marker Text:
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 warehouse and commissary. Closed after World War II, the building was leased by private industry until purchased by Texas Southmost College. The one-story brick structure features an elongated T-plan, with a central entry through an arched opening, and reconstructed shed-roof porches.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1987
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