Cavalry Building - Brownsville TX
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PeterNoG
N 25° 53.781 W 097° 29.331
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This Sign of History is at the southwest corner of the Cavalry Building on Gorgas Drive at Ringgold Road in Fort Brown (now Texas Southmost College) in Brownsville, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMJXBD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2014
Views: 4
~ English text from the sign ~
Cavalry Building
- 1868 -Built in 1868, it served as barracks until World War I, when it served as a quartermaster warehouse/commissary. Closed after World War II, it was leased by private industry until purchased by the junior college. The one-story brick structure has an elongated T-plan with a central entry through an arched opening, and reconstructed shed-roof porches.
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Group that erected the marker: Brownsville Historic Trail
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Gorgas Drive at Ringgold Road
Fort Brown
Brownsville , Texas United States
78520
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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